TARIFF SCHEDULE - mbombela.gov.za

1 Review Date: May 2016 Page 1 TARIFF SCHEDULE FOR THE 2016/ 2017 FINANCIAL YEAR Review Date: May 2016 Page 2 MBOMBELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY CHARGES FOR ELECTRICITY Mbombela Local Municipality hereby gives notice in terms of Section 75A of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000 (as amended), that the following tariffs , fees and charges applicable to the Electricity Supply By-laws, have been determined and accepted with an unanimous decision by Council during a Special Council meeting held on 31 May 2016 under item A (2). The determinations shall come into effect on 1 July 2016: TARIFF OF CHARGES 1. FIXED CHARGE (RHINO TARIFF ) The owner or occupier of an erf, stand, lot or other area, with or without improvements, who did not conclude an agreement with the Municipality for the supplying of electricity, but in the opinion of the Municipality can be connected to the main electricity supply, shall pay to the Municipality a fixed charge of per month in respect of each such erf, stand, lot or other area: Residential Business Provided that No basic charges will be payable on an erf, stand, lot or other area purchased from the Municipality on condition that the stand must be consolidated with an adjoining property or properties.

2 2. COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS (ELEPHANT TARIFF ) (a) The charges payable for the supply of electricity to temporary consumers, for temporary purposes shall be determined by the Municipal Electrical Engineer. (b) The supply of electricity to a temporary consumer will only be valid for the duration of 30 days, after which a re-application should be lodged to the Municipality. (c) The fixed charge per month shall be and energy charge shall be per kWh. 3. DOMESTIC CONSUMERS (INCLUDING CLUBS, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR WORSHIP AND SIMILAR NON PROFIT INSTITUTIONS) This TARIFF shall apply to the following: (a) Dwellings used exclusively for domestic purposes; (b) Flats which are separately metered and which are exclusively used for long term occupation for domestic purposes; (c) Homes separately metered for benevolent institutions; (d) Pumping apparatus where the water pumped is used exclusively for domestic purposes on sites receiving supply in terms of this TARIFF scale; (e) A building or a separate portion of a building which is used exclusively for long term occupation for domestic purposes and the domestic unit/s is/are separately metered.

3 (f) Town houses which are separately metered and which are exclusively used for Review Date: May 2016 Page 3 long term occupation for domestic purposes (g) Guest houses as defined by the Guest House Association and in accordance with the Policy on Guest Houses as defined in MLM s Town Planning Scheme. (h) Clubs with supply up to 60 Amps The following charges are payable: Description Hippo charge Up to 60 A current limit single or three phase Basic/Fixed Charge per Month Energy rate(c/kWh)(<=50kWh) Energy rate (c/kWh) (51-250kWh) Energy rate(c/kWh) (251-600kWh) Energy rate (c/kWh) (>600kWh) Provided that: (a) With the exception of residential flats, if the demand of a consumer is too high to qualify as a domestic consumer, such consumer shall be classified as a bulk consumer.

4 (b) The applicant submits a written application to the Municipal Electrical Engineer motivating the reason for increasing the supply from 60 Amp to 80 Amp current limit single or three phase connection. The MEE may approve or reject the application. (c) All costs involved in the connection of an 80 Amp current limit three phase be paid by the applicant. INDIGENT (Domestic). The following TARIFF shall apply to residential (domestic) indigent customers, registered in the municipal indigent register in accordance with the Indigent Policy Description Charge Charge (Municipal vendors: +5% surcharge) Basic/Fixed Charge per month Energy rate(c/kWh)( -50kWh) Energy rate (c/kWh) (51-250kWh) Energy rate (c/kWh) (251-600kWh) Energy rate(c/kWh) (>600kWh) Review Date: May 2016 Page 4 4.

5 PRE-PAID METERS (BUFFALO TARIFF ) Domestic Consumers (Up to 60A current limit single or three phase) Description Charge Charge (Municipal vendors: 5% surcharge INCLUDED) Basic/Fixed Charge per month Energy rate(c/kWh)(<=50kWh) Energy rate (c/kWh) (50-250kWh) Energy rate(c/kWh) (251-600kWh) Energy rate (c/kWh) (>600kWh) 5. PRE-PAID METERS (IMPALA TARIFF ) Commercial and Other Consumers (Up to 80A current limit single or three phase) Group Type of supply Fixed charge per month Energy charge per month per KWh Charge (Municipal vendors: 5% surcharge INCLUDED) Charge (Municipal vendors: 5% surcharge INCLUDED) (a) Up to 80A current limit three phase A surcharge of 5% is levied on the energy charge where electricity is bought from institutions who sell electricity on behalf of Municipality.

6 6. MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, STREET LIGHTS AND OTHERS (LEOPARD TARIFF ) Departmental electricity consumption shall be charged at cost. The cost is based on the cost of the previous financial year divided by the number of units sold. The effect that the stadium has on the Matsafeni Eskom account will be used as a basis to cost the stadium electricity consumption. 7. COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND GENERAL CONSUMERS (ELEPHANT TARIFF ) This TARIFF shall apply to electricity supplied and made available at 400/230V to the following: (a) Shops; (b) Commercial houses; (c) Office buildings; (d) Hotels and boarding houses; (e) Bars; Review Date: May 2016 Page 5 (f) Cafes, tea-rooms and restaurants; (g) Combined shops and tea-rooms; (h) Public halls; (i) Clubs (With supply from 60 Amps to 80 Amps) (j) Holiday Flats; (k) Industrial - or factory undertakings; (l) Buildings or parts of buildings containing a number of classifications under (a) to (k) and where the consumption in terms of this TARIFF is metered separately by the Municipality; (m) Nursing homes and hospitals.

7 (n) Education and schools NOT charged the bulk or TOU tariffs , (o) Any other consumer excluding those already described in terms of another TARIFF . To qualify for the Elephant TARIFF the current may not exceed 80 Ampere and it must be restricted by such a circuit breaker. If the demand of any consumer exceeds 80 Ampere current, such consumer shall be classified as a bulk consumer; The consumers must apply in writing for the type of supply, which they require; Where a consumer has more than one connection the applicable TARIFF shall be payable for each connection; The following charges shall be payable: Group Type of supply Fixed charge per month Energy charge per month per KWh (a) Up to 80A current limit three phase Provided that: (a) If a larger supply is required, the applicant must submit a written application to the Municipal Electrical Engineer motivating the reason for the increase in the supply from 80 Amp current limit single or three phase connection.

8 The MEE may approve or reject the application. (b) All costs involved in the connection > 80 Amp current limit three phase be paid by the applicant. (c) The low or high tension tariffs , whichever is applicable, shall be applied. 8. BULK CONSUMERS (LION AND CHEETAH TARIFF ) Bulk consumers are divided into two groups namely : (a) Low Tension: Supply tension of 400V (b) High Tension: Supply tension of 22 kV, 11 kV or kV The Municipality reserves the right to connect consumers with an estimated average monthly demand exceeding 80 Amp (55 kVA) as bulk consumers. A bulk consumer should notify the Municipal Electrical Engineer in writing with the required demand and should not request a larger demand as that which is to be used.

9 Review Date: May 2016 Page 6 If a bulk consumer fails to apply for the correct demand a charge as calculated by the Municipal Electrical Engineer could be payable. Metering shall be done on high tension if the required demand of a consumer is equal to, or exceeds 315 kVA. Customers will be charged on these tariffs if their average monthly consumption of the previous year is less than 200 MWh. The following charges shall be payable: ( ) Including educational institutions complying with the classification under : Group Type of supply Fixed charge per month Maximum demand charge per month or part thereof Energy charge per kWh (a) Low Tension. (Lion TARIFF ) R1, per kVA. Demand measured by a kVA meter over a period of 30 minutes.

10 Demand measured by three ampere meters Plus per kVA for Network Access Charge. (b) High Tension kV, 11 kV & 22 kV (Cheetah TARIFF ) R2, per kVA. Demand measured by a kVA meter over a period of 30 minutes. Plus per kVA for Network Access Charge. c Provided that: ( ) All costs involved in the connection larger than an 80 Amp current limit three phase shall be paid by the applicant. Review Date: May 2016 Page 7 9. TIME OF USE (NYALA TARIFF ) TOU (TIME OF USE) PERIODS High-demand season means the TOU Period from 1 June to 31 August of each year. Low-demand season means the TOU Period from 1 September to 31 May of each year Reactive energy charge means a c/kVArh charge based on the customer s power factor and TARIFF .