FY2026 Tarrifs
Eskom tariffs to be implemented in 2025 are adjusted with the annual increase and updates to the tariff structures as approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on 11 March 2025. The FY2025 tariffs are adjusted with a 12.74% annual average increase
Eskom direct customers tariffs will increase by 12.74% effective on 1 April 2025.
Time of use tariffs
The ratios, prices, and periods were adjusted better to align the time-of-use signals to the National System Operator whilst meeting industry, mining and commerce needs. The ratio, off-peak high-demand to off-peak low-demand ratio, reduced from 8:1 to 6:1. Evening peak hours increased from 2 to 3 hours whilst morning peak hours were reduced from 3 to 2 hours. A new 2-hour standard period on Sunday evenings was introduced.
Residential tariffs
The tariffs no longer have an inclining block structure (IBT). Homelight tariffs have a single c/kWh rate. Home power tariffs are unbundled into separate cost-reflective energy, network, and retail (service and administration) charges.
From 1 April, the revised times of the peak, standard and off-peak periods for weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays in the high-demand winter season (June, July and August), and the low-demand summer season (comprising the remaining months of the year), are shown below:
