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How many units for R100 in Nkandla?
R100 buys 22.7 kWh of prepaid electricity in Nkandla at the start of the month, VAT included, on Nkandla’s prepaid tariff for homes, 2. Domestic prepaid, high. There’s no fixed charge, so all of your money buys units. Every unit costs the same all month.
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- 22.7 kWhFor R100at the start of the month
- 113.3 kWhFor R500at the start of the month
- R4.41A unitthe same all month
- NoneFixed chargeall your money buys units
What R50 to R1,000 buys in Nkandla
2. Domestic prepaid, high22.7 kWhfor R100 at the start of the month
Units (kWh) for each amount, VAT included. Start of month: your first units of the month.
| You pay | Start of month |
|---|---|
| R50 | 11.3 |
| R100 | 22.7 |
| R200 | 45.3 |
| R300 | 68.0 |
| R500 | 113.3 |
| R1,000 | 226.5 |
Every unit costs R4.41 with VAT, all month. 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 23.
The decision also prints a fixed charge on its own, with no price for energy: 1. Domestic prepaid, low (20 A) (R268.28 a month). It doesn’t say which tariffs it goes with. If one applies to your meter, it comes off your purchases too.
Elsewhere in KwaZulu-Natal
- Abaqulusi32.7 kWh
- Ladysmith (Alfred Duma)39.1 kWh
- Richards Bay (uMhlathuze)64.9 kWh
- eDumbe38.9 kWh
- eMadlangeni40.2 kWh
- Endumeni40.1 kWh
- Durban (eThekwini)37.4 kWh
- Kokstad42.2 kWh
- Inkosi Langalibalele34.8 kWh
- KwaDukuza26.0 kWh
- Mandeni43.8 kWh
- Mpofana39.9 kWh
- Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)38.4 kWh
- Newcastle40.8 kWh
- Nquthu41.0 kWh
- Port Shepstone (Ray Nkonyeni)31.0 kWh
- Ulundi29.2 kWh
- uMlalazi40.5 kWh
- uMngeni40.5 kWh
- Umuziwabantu40.8 kWh
- Umvoti23.2 kWh
Units for R100 at the start of the month, VAT included.
- A month’s electricity bill in NkandlaLine by line
- Nkandla: the municipalityWards, water
- Every municipalityUnits for R100
Source: NERSA decision, page 23, Nkandla’s tariffs for 2026/27, from 1 July 2026. Worked out for November 2026. In parts of most municipalities, Eskom supplies homes directly.