Eskom’s direct customers to pay 8.76% more from April
Eskom will start implementing a tariff increase of 8.76% from April 1, as approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, for the 2026/27 financial year.
This tariff adjustment will apply for customers supplied directly by Eskom.
Municipal bulk buyers will implement their tariff increases, which average 9.01%, from July 1.
Eskom group CFO Calib Cassim says the State-owned power utility recognises the affordability pressures on both residential and business customers and is working to ensure that future tariff increase requests remain reasonable.
“Achieving this depends on disciplined financial management and finding smarter, more efficient ways of operating,” he notes.
The tariff increase supports Eskom’s ability to provide stable and reliable electricity supply, Cassim adds, explaining that Eskom’s revenue requirement covers the cost of generating, transmitting and distributing electricity, while migrating towards a fair return needed to maintain and invest in critical infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Eskom’s subsidised tariffs remain in place, including homelight and rural tariffs.
Eskom recovers these subsidies through the Affordability Subsidy Charge, the Electrification and Rural Subsidy and the Low-Voltage Charge to ensure electricity is as affordable and accessible for low-income and rural households as possible.
As of March 12, the energy availability factor averaged 65.85%, with the power generation fleet having reached or exceeded 70% on 83 occasions in the last year.
Notably, the baseload units that anchor the system 24/7 have stabilised significantly, improving from 9% availability two years ago to being available more than 98% of the time today.
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