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How many units for R100 in Maluti-A-Phofung?
R100 buys 43.5 kWh of prepaid electricity in Maluti-A-Phofung at the start of the month, VAT included, on Maluti-A-Phofung’s prepaid tariff for homes, Tariff 3: Domestic old age homes, hostels, flats and plots. There’s no fixed charge, so all of your money buys units. Units cost more as the month goes on: once you’ve bought 350 kWh, R100 buys 23.0 kWh.
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- 43.5 kWhFor R100at the start of the month
- 174.9 kWhFor R500at the start of the month
- 23.0 kWhFor R100 lateronce you’ve bought 350 kWh
- NoneFixed chargeall your money buys units
What R50 to R1,000 buys in Maluti-A-Phofung
Maluti-A-Phofung has 3 prepaid tariffs for homes that, going by their names, any household can be on. The cheapest for a month of 500 kWh comes first:
Tariff 3: Domestic old age homes, hostels, flats and plots43.5 kWhfor R100 at the start of the month
Units (kWh) for each amount, VAT included. Start of month: your first units of the month. After 350 kWh: once you’ve bought 350 kWh this month.
| You pay | Start of month | After 350 kWh |
|---|---|---|
| R50 | 21.7 | 11.5 |
| R100 | 43.5 | 23.0 |
| R200 | 77.6 | 46.0 |
| R300 | 110.0 | 69.0 |
| R500 | 174.9 | 115.0 |
| R1,000 | 337.2 | 230.0 |
| Units this month | Price a unit | R100 buys |
|---|---|---|
| First 50 kWh | R2.30 | 43.5 kWh |
| 50 to 350 kWh | R3.08 | 32.4 kWh |
| 350 to 600 kWh | R4.35 | 23.0 kWh |
| Above 600 kWh | R4.97 | 20.1 kWh |
No fixed charge: all of your money buys units. The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 19.
Tariffs 3D and 3E: Prepaid meter, single and three phase, summer and winter37.5 kWhfor R100 at the start of the month
Units (kWh) for each amount, VAT included. Start of month: your first units of the month. After 350 kWh: once you’ve bought 350 kWh this month.
| You pay | Start of month | After 350 kWh |
|---|---|---|
| R50 | 18.7 | 10.3 |
| R100 | 37.5 | 20.6 |
| R200 | 68.7 | 41.2 |
| R300 | 96.9 | 61.8 |
| R500 | 153.2 | 103.0 |
| R1,000 | 293.9 | 206.1 |
| Units this month | Price a unit | R100 buys |
|---|---|---|
| First 50 kWh | R2.67 | 37.5 kWh |
| 50 to 350 kWh | R3.55 | 28.1 kWh |
| 350 to 600 kWh | R4.85 | 20.6 kWh |
| Above 600 kWh | R5.28 | 18.9 kWh |
No fixed charge: all of your money buys units. The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 22.
Tariffs 4B and 4C: Prepaid meter, single and three phase, summer and winter37.0 kWhfor R100 at the start of the month
Units (kWh) for each amount, VAT included. Start of month: your first units of the month. After 350 kWh: once you’ve bought 350 kWh this month.
| You pay | Start of month | After 350 kWh |
|---|---|---|
| R50 | 18.5 | 10.2 |
| R100 | 37.0 | 20.4 |
| R200 | 67.3 | 40.7 |
| R300 | 93.8 | 61.1 |
| R500 | 147.0 | 101.8 |
| R1,000 | 280.0 | 203.6 |
| Units this month | Price a unit | R100 buys |
|---|---|---|
| First 50 kWh | R2.70 | 37.0 kWh |
| 50 to 350 kWh | R3.76 | 26.6 kWh |
| 350 to 600 kWh | R4.91 | 20.4 kWh |
| Above 600 kWh | R5.15 | 19.4 kWh |
No fixed charge: all of your money buys units. The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 24.
Why the same R100 buys less later in the month
On this tariff, Maluti-A-Phofung sells electricity in blocks that start again on the first of every month. The first 50 kWh each month cost R2.30 a unit, VAT included, and the price goes up in steps after that, to R4.97 a unit above 600 kWh.
So R100 buys 43.5 kWh at the start of the month, but only 23.0 kWh once you’ve bought 350 kWh that month. Splitting your purchases doesn’t change this: the blocks count every unit you buy in the month, however you buy them.
The decision also prints these fixed charges on their own, with no price for energy: Tariff 3A: Conventional normal meter, single phase, winter; Tariff A: Domestic basic levy, rural, single and three phase (R499.49 a month); Tariff A: Domestic basic levy, single and three phase (R471.57 a month). It doesn’t say which tariffs they go with. If one applies to your meter, it comes off your purchases too.
Elsewhere in the Free State
- Bloemfontein (Centlec)28.6 kWh
- Dihlabeng40.7 kWh
- Kopanong24.4 kWh
- Letsemeng41.6 kWh
- Mafube33.3 kWh
- Mantsopa32.4 kWh
- Masilonyana42.4 kWh
- Welkom (Matjhabeng)23.5 kWh
- Sasolburg (Metsimaholo)42.0 kWh
- Mohokare24.8 kWh
- Kroonstad (Moqhaka)34.6 kWh
- Nala39.2 kWh
- Ngwathe22.1 kWh
- Nketoana42.6 kWh
- Setsoto41.2 kWh
- Tokologo32.5 kWh
- Tswelopele39.3 kWh
Units for R100 at the start of the month, VAT included.
- A month’s electricity bill in Maluti-A-PhofungLine by line
- Maluti-A-Phofung: the municipalityWards, water
- Every municipalityUnits for R100
Source: NERSA decision, page 19, Maluti-A-Phofung’s tariffs for 2026/27, from 1 July 2026. Worked out for November 2026. In parts of most municipalities, Eskom supplies homes directly.