The revenue generated through new tariffs enables City Power to maintain and upgrade aging infrastructure
Johannesburg households will pay between R56 and R122 more every month under City Power's new electricity tariffs, even as the utility softens the impact of rising electricity costs.
The new tariffs came into effect on Tuesday after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa approved an average increase of 8.63% for City Power, lower than Eskom's increase and below those approved for several other metropolitan municipalities.
Acting City Power chief executive Charles Tlouane said that “the revenue generated through these tariffs enables City Power to maintain and upgrade aging infrastructure, strengthen the electricity network, improve reliability and continue delivering quality services to our customers. At the same time, we remain committed to protecting vulnerable households through targeted tariff interventions and our Free Basic Electricity Programme”.
The Auditor-General’s municipalities report for 2024/25 found that City Power incurred R11.8 billion in irregular expenditure since 2021/22. “Since 2021-22, 77% of the R73.9 billion in irregular expenditure incurred by metros and their entities has been due to non-compliance with legislation on procurement and contract management.
