New Eskom tariff structure

[frankvw]

I know this is not related to loadshedding (AFAIK) so if this is the wrong forum I apologize in advance.

I just received my latest Eskom bill. With the new tariff structure coming into effect on 1 April last I expected higher charges, both for energy consumption and network capacity charge (the fixed-fee we all pay for having an Eskom connection). What does confuse me is a number of entirely new line items:

• Service Admin Charge @ R3.27 / day
  Generation Capacity Charge @ R0.47 / day
• Ancilary Service Charge @ R0.0041 / kWh
• Network Demand Charge Charge (sic) @ R0.2637 / kWh

We're on the "Homepower Standard" tariff and have a single phase 50A connection. We're in Munster, and Eskom bills us directly (i.e. not through city or municipality).
I've gone through Eskom's tariff schedule for 2026-2027 to see what these charges are ostensibly for (I use the word ostensibly advisedly; we all know why Eskom wants more money) and I see descriptons like:

Ancillary Service charge means the charge that recovers the cost of providing ancillary services by the System Operator.

Distribution network capacity charge (previously known as the Distribution network access charge) means the R/kVA or R/POD fixed network charge raised to recover Distribution network costs and depending on the tariff is charged on the annual utilised capacity or maximum export capacity where maximum demand is measured or the NMD where maximum demand is not measured.

Network demand charge means the R/kVA or c/kWh variable network charge raised to recover network costs and depending on the
tariff may be charged on the chargeable demand or the active energy.

Service and administration charge means the monthly charge payable per service agreement for service and administration related
costs. (Also see service charge and administration charge)

This is all as clear as mud to me. These definitions are worse than a software EULA made up by a gaggle of lawyers. What are these new charges supposed to cover? Or am I billed for charges that should not apply to me? I don't expect so, but then this is Eskom we're dealing with...

Can anyone point me in the right direction, preferably in language that a bloke of Very Little Brain like me can understand?

 

[Stokstert]

I know this is not related to loadshedding (AFAIK) so if this is the wrong forum I apologize in advance.

I just received my latest Eskom bill. With the new tariff structure coming into effect on 1 April last I expected higher charges, both for energy consumption and network capacity charge (the fixed-fee we all pay for having an Eskom connection). What does confuse me is a number of entirely new line items:

• Service Admin Charge @ R3.27 / day
  Generation Capacity Charge @ R0.47 / day
• Ancilary Service Charge @ R0.0041 / kWh
• Network Demand Charge Charge (sic) @ R0.2637 / kWh

We're on the "Homepower Standard" tariff and have a single phase 50A connection. We're in Munster, and Eskom bills us directly (i.e. not through city or municipality).
I've gone through Eskom's tariff schedule for 2026-2027 to see what these charges are ostensibly for (I use the word ostensibly advisedly; we all know why Eskom wants more money) and I see descriptons like:

Ancillary Service charge means the charge that recovers the cost of providing ancillary services by the System Operator.

Distribution network capacity charge (previously known as the Distribution network access charge) means the R/kVA or R/POD fixed network charge raised to recover Distribution network costs and depending on the tariff is charged on the annual utilised capacity or maximum export capacity where maximum demand is measured or the NMD where maximum demand is not measured.

Network demand charge means the R/kVA or c/kWh variable network charge raised to recover network costs and depending on the
tariff may be charged on the chargeable demand or the active energy.

Service and administration charge means the monthly charge payable per service agreement for service and administration related
costs. (Also see service charge and administration charge)

This is all as clear as mud to me. These definitions are worse than a software EULA made up by a gaggle of lawyers. What are these new charges supposed to cover? Or am I billed for charges that should not apply to me? I don't expect so, but then this is Eskom we're dealing with...

Can anyone point me in the right direction, preferably in language that a bloke of Very Little Brain like me can understand?

Why doing two threads for the same info?

 

[frankvw]

Why doing two threads for the same info?

Because my connection timed out during posting, I appeared to have lost the entire post (which, because this does happen quite a lot with the flaky Internet connection we have here) I had copied and pasted, and I can't find any option on MBB to delete a post once it has been submitted (twice in this case). If I'm overlooking it please tell me where and I'll delete the duplicate posts.

 

[Flanders]

I know this is not related to loadshedding (AFAIK) so if this is the wrong forum I apologize in advance.

I just received my latest Eskom bill. With the new tariff structure coming into effect on 1 April last I expected higher charges, both for energy consumption and network capacity charge (the fixed-fee we all pay for having an Eskom connection). What does confuse me is a number of entirely new line items:

• Service Admin Charge @ R3.27 / day
  Generation Capacity Charge @ R0.47 / day
• Ancilary Service Charge @ R0.0041 / kWh
• Network Demand Charge Charge (sic) @ R0.2637 / kWh

We're on the "Homepower Standard" tariff and have a single phase 50A connection. We're in Munster, and Eskom bills us directly (i.e. not through city or municipality).
I've gone through Eskom's tariff schedule for 2026-2027 to see what these charges are ostensibly for (I use the word ostensibly advisedly; we all know why Eskom wants more money) and I see descriptons like:

Ancillary Service charge means the charge that recovers the cost of providing ancillary services by the System Operator.

Distribution network capacity charge (previously known as the Distribution network access charge) means the R/kVA or R/POD fixed network charge raised to recover Distribution network costs and depending on the tariff is charged on the annual utilised capacity or maximum export capacity where maximum demand is measured or the NMD where maximum demand is not measured.

Network demand charge means the R/kVA or c/kWh variable network charge raised to recover network costs and depending on the
tariff may be charged on the chargeable demand or the active energy.

Service and administration charge means the monthly charge payable per service agreement for service and administration related
costs. (Also see service charge and administration charge)

This is all as clear as mud to me. These definitions are worse than a software EULA made up by a gaggle of lawyers. What are these new charges supposed to cover? Or am I billed for charges that should not apply to me? I don't expect so, but then this is Eskom we're dealing with...

Can anyone point me in the right direction, preferably in language that a bloke of Very Little Brain like me can understand?

Received the same. We know it's all dreamed up nonsense but going to wait for the next one to see if any of it is one-off/related to rate increase during billing period. Some of the items on mine have (8 of 28 days) which, in my case, corresponds to the rates change date (1 April).

Network Demand charge is the most concerning for me since this is new and will mean a far more than 12.74% increase if permanent.