The R1,144 average price increase that Eskom does not want South Africans to see

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The R1,144 average price increase that Eskom does not want South Africans to see

Eskom spent years encouraging households to use less electricity, but its new tariff structure could see some of its most energy-conscious customers paying more.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

 

[Sargeant]

This is absolute tripe! They are producing less electricity, they are wasting our money, making a profit and then charging the consumer exorbitant amounts for their incompetence! Time to fire the lot of these idiots!

 

[Forum Reader]

I'm on Homepower 4. My September 2026 electricity bill was R1239.82 for 196kWh usage. The R700pm days have been gone for years.

Looking back at my history, in 2023 196kWh was about R600. It's doubled in 3 years. I'm paying to subsidize the solar guys.

 

[Bewlen]

The death spiral is real

 

[Corelli]

I pay over R1100pm on fees and charges.

The stupidity is that I pay an admin fee on an admin fee. WTF is up with that?

 

[wingnut771]

This thread should be in Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding section.

 

[Justanotherguybythesea]

Thank F I live in Dirtbin, where they currently have no fixed charge, and thus my bill is a lot lower, still steep, but R500 buys 122 units, even if they vanish in 12 days.

 

[Bad Ballie]

Come OUTA, this is a class action court case people will definitely get involved in, we all know the real purpose the government is trying to do this and it's long overdue that they get slapped hard enough for the snot to spray.

 

[wingnut771]

Thank F I live in Dirtbin, where they currently have no fixed charge, and thus my bill is a lot lower, still steep, but R500 buys 122 units, even if they vanish in 12 days.

You on prepaid in durban?

 

[Justanotherguybythesea]

You on prepaid in durban?

They currently have no stock of water or electricity meters, either post paid or prepaid, so if yours does **** itself, which is common for the plastic water meters on either system, and for the older prepaid meters, you just get a bypass installed, and they might fix it in a year or three. If stock comes into a depot the first one there takes all, to close a few f the outstanding jobcards, so they can get paid for them.

I currently have a postpaid water meter with a screw in the leaking monitor point, and the electricity meter is a postpaid one installed around 1980. the water loss insurance did not cover the leak at all.

 

[wingnut771]

They currently have no stock of water or electricity meters, either post paid or prepaid, so if yours does **** itself, which is common for the plastic water meters on either system, and for the older prepaid meters, you just get a bypass installed, and they might fix it in a year or three. If stock comes into a depot the first one there takes all, to close a few f the outstanding jobcards, so they can get paid for them.

I currently have a postpaid water meter with a screw in the leaking monitor point, and the electricity meter is a postpaid one installed around 1980. the water loss insurance did not cover the leak at all.

I didn't know durban had prepaid meters and I wouldn't want the hassle either.

 

[Justanotherguybythesea]

I didn't know durban had prepaid meters and I wouldn't want the hassle either.

You can get them from the metro, but most places rented ou do not want the pain that is Eshitweni municipality billing, and go with somebody like CitiQ or Netvendor for separate meters, because those are so much easier to have installed, and you get to also monitor the usage, as they will report to the owner the discrepancy in billing if they get bypassed. Pretty much all rentals have them, and normally it is in the lease that bypassing is immediate eviction.

 

[borro]

Few weeks ago I was out for a while. came back to disconnected by Eskom piece of paper in the post box. Two days without power.
Food spoiled. It was a mistake. Wrong tenant. Good luck.

 

[wingnut771]

You can get them from the metro, but most places rented ou do not want the pain that is Eshitweni municipality billing, and go with somebody like CitiQ or Netvendor for separate meters, because those are so much easier to have installed, and you get to also monitor the usage, as they will report to the owner the discrepancy in billing if they get bypassed. Pretty much all rentals have them, and normally it is in the lease that bypassing is immediate eviction.

How do they work without a municipal account? Do they come connect the electricity?

 

[Justanotherguybythesea]

How do they work without a municipal account? Do they come connect the electricity?

You have the municipal meter, they come after, and are often used for things like granny flats and subdivided houses, so each unit has a separate meter, and separate refill cards and units, so overall your money coming in must match the metro bill closely, as they all in total for a few must match the metro meter.

 

[wingnut771]

You have the municipal meter, they come after, and are often used for things like granny flats and subdivided houses, so each unit has a separate meter, and separate refill cards and units, so overall your money coming in must match the metro bill closely, as they all in total for a few must match the metro meter.

I didn't know people renting granny flats can go to municipal offices for prepaid meters.