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).

March, 2019
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All municipalities
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1mb
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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Although the document is a bit outdated, Section 11 of this consultation paper is useful in that it focuses on Tariff Design and provides guidelines for SSEG tariff setting (NERSA, 2015).

February, 2015
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National doc
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415kb
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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).

July, 2014
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National doc
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191kb
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Electricity Pricing Policy (EPP)

Electricity Pricing Policy (EPP) of the South African Electricity Supply Industry (Department of Minerals and Energy, 2008).

December, 2008
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National doc
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3mb
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National Retail Tariff Guideline

National Electricity Regulator guideline on electricity pricing in South African Electricity Distribution Industry (NERSA, 2004).

August, 2004
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National doc
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552kb
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