Category Archives: Tariff Policy Documents
Department of Energy and NERSA policy documents that give guidance on electricity pricing.
Municipal Tariff Guideline Increase, Benchmarks and Proposed Timelines for Municipal Tariff Approval Process for the 2019/20 Financial Year
This NERSA Consultation Paper proposes a municipal tariff increase guideline for the 2019/20 financial year. Increases are linked to Eskom’s approved bulk price increase of electricity to municipalities and the increase on the municipalities’ cost structures (NERSA, 2019).
NERSA Consultation Paper Small-Scale Embedded Generation Regulatory Rules
Although the document is a bit outdated, Section 11 of this consultation paper is useful in that it focuses on Tariff Design and provides guidelines for SSEG tariff setting (NERSA, 2015).
South African Distribution Tariff Code
The tariff code sets out the objectives for pricing and tariff structures for distribution retail and network services. NERSA regulates the setting of prices and the structure of tariffs for all distribution related services (NERSA, 2014).
Electricity Pricing Policy (EPP)
Electricity Pricing Policy (EPP) of the South African Electricity Supply Industry (Department of Minerals and Energy, 2008).
National Retail Tariff Guideline
National Electricity Regulator guideline on electricity pricing in South African Electricity Distribution Industry (NERSA, 2004).