By Levy Masiteng
The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has called on the City of Johannesburg (COJ) to urgently reassess its electricity tariffs, citing a glaring disparity between prepaid and postpaid customers.
According to SAPVIA, the current tariff structure is neither fair nor cost-reflective, with postpaid customers paying as much as seven times more in fixed charges than those on prepaid.
An analysis by SAPVIA’s Residential PV Working Group revealed that prepaid customers pay a fixed monthly fee of R230, while postpaid customers are charged R1,615.
“A customer on postpaid using 900 kWh—the average household consumption—will be paying over R1,000 more than a prepaid customer using the same amount,” the association said.
SAPVIA’s assessment is based on three key principles: cost-reflectivity, fairness and equity, and efficiency.
The association argues that the City’s current tariff structure fails on all three fronts.
“It cannot be deemed fair that a user on
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