New Eskom Charges are very confusing.

The new Eskom charges are confusing and so are the old ones. The following posts will break down the costs and what to expect. We will focus quite heavily on the Generator and solar system owners tariffs as this is what will affect our current and potential home and commercial solar system users.

Residential Users

For households electricity supply and are Homelight 20A, Homelight 60A, Homepower and Homeflex tariffs. Customers with solar-rooftop PV are required to be on a Homeflex tariff.

Urban Tariffs

For large industrial and mining, and medium to large commercial and institutional concerns in areas classified by Eskom as urban. Urban tariffs are Megaflex, Miniflex, Nightsave Urban (Large and Small), Business rate, Public Lighting, Transflex (rail) and Gen-Wheeling/offset tariffs.

 

Rural Tariffs

For agricultural customers, business and households located in rural areas (low density) with a range of large to smaller electricity supply capacity requirements. Rural tariffs are Ruraflex, Nightsave Rural, Landrate and Landlight tariffs.

Municiple Tariffs

For municipalities purchasing electricity in bulk and for smaller Eskom connections to supply municipal operations like water pumps and offices.  Municipal tariffs are Municrate, Municflex and Public Lighting.

Generator Tariffs

For Non-Eskom power generators that use the Eskom transmission and distribution networks to export their energy and for their operational consumption. This is something that we will focus on quite strongly in later posts as this would help commercial and residential solar system owners recoup the cost of their solar investment by earning money back by feeding excess solar into the grid.

Reading through even this summary can be a lot especially for the average power consumer be it a home or a business. That’s part of the reason why Sundial Solar is here. We help you navigate all the confusing tariffs and charges and help you not only make the right decision when it comes to buying solar but help you get the very most out of your solar system. What’s very important to note is the peak charges especially during the high season winter months. This is where we design our solar systems to make sure there is enough battery charge to be able to deplete them a avoid these high costs while gaining the benefit of 30% cheaper off peak power.

Contact us to get the answers you’re looking for.

Source: Eskom 2026/2027 Tariffs and Charges