South Africa’s energy regulator has approved National Free Basic Electricity from July 2024 onwards. Here’s how you can benefit ...
. This follows the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s approval last month. The National Free Basic Electricity rate is the threshold at which local municipalities compensate Eskom for free units to qualifying customers. At the NERSA meeting held onhouseholds in South Africa is considered indigent. That means they’re too poor to pay for basic municipal services. This includes water, electricity and refuse removal, and would therefore qualify of indigent benefits.
If eligible, you’re loaded onto the National Free Basic Electricity database. This enables you to collect free electricity vouchers on a monthly basis from Eskom. Accordingly, the maximum National Free Basic Electricity amount ranges betweenper household per month. However, a customer is charged for anything used above this limit. And only one voucher is accepted per meter per month.
At the announcement last month, NERSA had the following to say. “This amount of energy is sufficient to provide basic lighting, media access and water heating. The use of a kettle, iron, as well as basic lighting,” explained NERSA. The National Treasury provides funding for indigent households through equitable share allocation. Eskom customers who think they qualify for National Free Basic Electricity must contact their local municipal office.
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