Part 1 Revenue Application: Multi-Year Price Determination ... - Eskom
Part 1 Revenue Application: Multi-Year Price Determination ... - Eskom
Part 1 Revenue Application: Multi-Year Price Determination ... - Eskom
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Overview of <strong>Multi</strong>-<strong>Year</strong> <strong>Price</strong> <strong>Determination</strong><br />
2013/14–2017/18 (MYPD 3)<br />
6.1 Impact of MYPD3 price increase<br />
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The average price increase is not necessarily the same as the increase applied to the tariff<br />
rates for the different customer categories for a number of reasons. These include the tariff<br />
structure, volume changes (kWh and demand) and how electricity is consumed. The ultimate<br />
impact on the customer will depend on what is approved by Nersa on the average increase<br />
resulting from the MYPD 3 determination, any decisions on subsidies, the timing of the price<br />
increase implementation and the tariff restructuring.<br />
Tariff categories<br />
<strong>Eskom</strong> tariffs are set out in four main categories: local authority tariff (municipalities), urban,<br />
residential and rural and these are further categorised in local authority tariffs and non-local<br />
authority (or non-municipal) tariffs. The tariffs allocated to these categories are set out<br />
below.<br />
Urban – <strong>Eskom</strong>‟s urban tariffs supply typically industrial, mining and commercial entities The<br />
following tariffs apply to the urban category:<br />
Megaflex is a time-of-use (TOU) tariff used for large electricity supplies (>5MVA).<br />
Nightsave Urban is an off-peak tariff that is used for small and large supplies<br />
(>25kVA).<br />
Miniflex is a TOU tariff for smaller industrial, commercial customers (