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How many units for R100 in Port Shepstone (Ray Nkonyeni)?

R100 buys 31.0 kWh of prepaid electricity in Port Shepstone (Ray Nkonyeni) at the start of the month, VAT included, on Ray Nkonyeni’s prepaid tariff for homes, Domestic prepaid. 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 17.8 kWh.

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What R50 to R1,000 buys in Port Shepstone (Ray Nkonyeni)

Domestic prepaid31.0 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 payStart of monthAfter 350 kWh
R5015.58.9
R10031.017.8
R20059.435.5
R30083.553.3
R500131.988.8
R1,000252.7177.5
Units this monthPrice a unitR100 buys
First 50 kWhR3.2231.0 kWh
50 to 350 kWhR4.1424.2 kWh
350 to 600 kWhR5.6317.8 kWh
Above 600 kWhR6.7314.9 kWh

It has a fixed charge (basic charge R0.00 a month, before VAT) that comes to R0.00 for November, with VAT. You pay it whatever you use, and your prepaid purchases pay it first. The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 21.

Why the same R100 buys less later in the month

On this tariff, Ray Nkonyeni sells electricity in blocks that start again on the first of every month. The first 50 kWh each month cost R3.22 a unit, VAT included, and the price goes up in steps after that, to R6.73 a unit above 600 kWh.

So R100 buys 31.0 kWh at the start of the month, but only 17.8 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.

Elsewhere in KwaZulu-Natal

Units for R100 at the start of the month, VAT included.

Source: NERSA decision, page 21, Ray Nkonyeni’s tariffs for 2026/27, from 1 July 2026. Worked out for November 2026. In parts of most municipalities, Eskom supplies homes directly.

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