R200 prepaid electricity surcharge to remain unchanged for Joburg residents

[Daniel Puchert]

Good news for people who pay for electricity in Johannesburg

The City of Johannesburg has published its draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year, and it has confirmed that the controversial R200 prepaid surcharge will remain unchanged.

However, there is an error in the document. The tariff section proposes leaving the service charge for residential prepaid customers with high consumption at R70, and says "the network capacity charge is also unchanged at R200/month".

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

A clueless and incompetent bunch of TWATS

 

[LCBXX]

Good news for people who pay for electricity in Johannesburg

The City of Johannesburg has published its draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year, and it has confirmed that the controversial R200 prepaid surcharge will remain unchanged.

However, there is an error in the document. The tariff section proposes leaving the service charge for residential prepaid customers with high consumption at R70, and says "the network capacity charge is also unchanged at R200/month".

What news is it for those who don't pay?

 

[Quicks]

Don't see how this is good news for paying customers when there are millions that don't pay a cent!

 

[system32]

Don't see how this is good news for paying customers when there are millions that don't pay a cent!

It's even better news for those that don't pay.

Only 11% of Alex’s City Power customers pay for their electricity

Only 11% of Alex's City Power customers pay for their electricity... and it used to be far worse | The Citizen

Before the start of the smart meter installation project, only 4% of City Power's customers in Alexandra were paying.

www.citizen.co.za

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

It's even better news for those that don't pay.

Only 11% of Alex’s City Power customers pay for their electricity

Only 11% of Alex's City Power customers pay for their electricity... and it used to be far worse | The Citizen

Before the start of the smart meter installation project, only 4% of City Power's customers in Alexandra were paying.

www.citizen.co.za

Can we also join that 11% ???

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

It's even better news for those that don't pay.

Only 11% of Alex’s City Power customers pay for their electricity

Only 11% of Alex's City Power customers pay for their electricity... and it used to be far worse | The Citizen

Before the start of the smart meter installation project, only 4% of City Power's customers in Alexandra were paying.

www.citizen.co.za

To be truthful - I am surprised that 11% pay, I'd have pegged it at about half that.

 

[Quicks]

Can we also join that 11% ???

Well the other 89% that's not paying.

 

[Neuk_]

It's even better news for those that don't pay.

Only 11% of Alex’s City Power customers pay for their electricity

Only 11% of Alex's City Power customers pay for their electricity... and it used to be far worse | The Citizen

Before the start of the smart meter installation project, only 4% of City Power's customers in Alexandra were paying.

www.citizen.co.za

It's even worse than that...

City Power suspends services in parts of Alexandra after technicians held hostage