City Power has implemented new electricity tariffs from Wednesday following approval by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA).
The Johannesburg power utility says the average tariff increase for the 2026/27 financial year is 8.63 per cent, which it says is lower than the increases approved for Eskom and several other metropolitan municipalities.
City Power says it has also introduced measures to cushion qualifying indigent households from the rising cost of electricity.
The utility says the tariff adjustment is intended to balance affordability with the need to maintain and improve the electricity network.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says, “This increase is lower than both Eskom and NERSA-approved increases and follows a detailed tariff review process that considers the rising cost of electricity supply on our side, infrastructure maintenance requirements and also the need to basically continue investing in a reliable electricity network”.
Mangena says, “The increase follows NERSA’s approval of an 8.76 per cent average tariff increase for Eskom, which resulted in about a 9.01 per cent increase in bulk electricity costs for municipalities, including City Power. While tariff adjustments are necessary to ensure City Power can maintain and improve the electricity network, the entity has implemented measures to cushion customers.”
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