Typical customers will pay 19% more – not 12.7%!
After numerous attempts to implement fixed charges to cover the cost of distributing electricity to prepaid customers, the City of Johannesburg’s City Power has begun charging these customers a total of R200, excluding value-added tax per month , effective 1 July.No electricity tariff increase for most municipalities on 1 JulyUntil now, the city has not recovered most of the underlying costs of providing the network to its 250 000 prepaid residential customers.
In effect, it is subsidising its prepaid customers and servicing them below what it costs to actually supply the power . In an attempt to shield lower-income households from this charge, it has split prepaid customers into two categories: prepaid and prepaid . The prepaid category is not yet subjected to any fixed charges.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
City Power introduces R200 basic charge for prepaid customers: What you should knowThe tariff increase will not be felt equally by all customers, some may even experience a higher percentage increases than others.
Read more »
Prepaid City Power customers fuming over R200 service feeCity Power customers were surprised to learn about a new R200 service fee when buying electricity on Monday.
Read more »
City Power to deduct R200 monthly from prepaid electricity recharges - SABC NewsCity Power to deduct R200 monthly from all middle and high-income earners in Johannesburg…
Read more »
City Power to implement Nersa-approved tariff hike from MondayJohannesburg residents will pay extra electricity from Monday, 1 July, as Nersa has approved the annual City Power tariff hike.
Read more »
City Power’s tariff increase: What you need to knowCity Power's average tariff hike of 12.72% varies for different customers, influenced by operational costs and Eskom rates.
Read more »
City Power implements power cuts in JoburgCity Power said consumption has reached critical levels, forcing it to embark on stringent measures to protect the grid from total collapse
Read more »