Prepaid electricity in the main, is quite a good concept to look into if you are still running a post paid system and are struggling with exorbitant monthly fees and costs. If you are controlling your energy spend with the post paid method, then this is in order however it can easily become a costly expense. Prepaid electricity too, are not without it's errors and issues and below we will discuss some very common errors you will come across some time or the other with your pr

From 1 July 2021, Joburg occupants will pay 2% more for property rates, power rates will go up by 14.59%, water and sterilization by 6.8% and shelter up by 4.3%. JOHANNESBURG - The City of Johannesburg on Thursday said exactly that as it was aware of the intense monetary environment and pressure on residents, its rates and assessment increments increases effectively one week from now were directed by expanding operating costs Electricity rates are now up by 14.59%, followed

We're excited to announce that we have decided to add WhatsApp to our support channels! Giving you the ability to get in touch and send us a message via  WhatsApp . This is just another way we are looking to get closer to our client base and make sure you get assisted in a timely manner, and that you also get notified of any downtime, municipal or otherwise and any other PowerTime related news. How? Simply add or save our whatsApp number 0443822484 to your smart phone and r

Dear Customer, Please note that we have recently updated our security with regards to adding a credit card to your profile. If you have added your credit card, without passing through the 3D secure process where you authenticate your card by an OTP sent from your bank, the card will be pending approval. What this means is that one of our support staff, will investigate your account, and make contact with you. Your card will then be approved or declined at this stage. Th

With winter in full swing, we take a look at some tips and tricks you could use this month and in the months to come, that will save you money on your electricity spend. Below we list the section and what you could do, as well as it's relative cost to implement: Hot Water No-cost Use less hot water -  Shower instead of bathing, Do not let the hot water run unnecessarily, use cold water to wash your hands instead. Turn your geyser down to 60°C. Turning your geyser down from 70

Electricity is a basic need that all of us can not live without. I say that, but sadly, some of our people still live without electricity and this is the case for many poverty stricken households. Recently, we have been inundated with request about electricity tariffs. Mostly with regards to why certain some users are receiving less units for the same amount in rands than they have previously. For the purposes of budgeting, it would be helpful to know what it cost to run the

Eskom has recently came out and issued stern warnings about possible disconnections to municipalities situated in the Manguang Metropilitan municipality. This comes after heavy pressure from National Treasury, who imposed municipal debt recovery as a mandatory condition to it's R59bn life-line, thus the disconnection warnings. This "bail-out", was signed off by President Cyril Ramaphosa to assist Eskom repay it's interest. The group debt burden amounts to some R450bn The mu

In what some would see as a sudden move, Eskom announced on Monday the 18th of November, it has employed finally, a new CEO. Andre de Ruyter, has officially been announced as new Eskom CEO. But who is he, I am sure you would like to know a little bit more about Eskom's new CEO, who will be charged with the "unbundling" of Eskom into three separate entities. So, who is this new CEO? We take a brief look back at the 50 year old's accomplishes. Currently employed as the CEO at

Ailing South African power and energy utility Eskom, has today provided an update on the current situation with regards to the power grid. It said the capacity is currently in the danger zone. However, they do not plan on instituting any load shedding today. Unplanned outages are still above 10 000MW they say, 20% above it's nominal capacity.   Everytime these unplanned breakdown's occur, Eskom needs to utilize emergency resources of diesel and pumped water storage scheme

The state-owned enterprise, Eskom, has downgraded stage level for load-shedding to stage 1. This is the case at the time of writing but there still remains the strong possibility that the stage level will be upgraded to stage two, and this could even be a possibility today and definitely going into the weekend. This despite Eskom CEO, Jabu Mabuza saying that load-shedding should cease by this weekend. The current load-shedding implementation has been blamed on boiler leaks a

Dear User , Please be advised that as of the 1st of October, 2019, we have gained support for the following municipalities : DCL Metering Dynamic Prepaid Watelec Zotos Ventures Matzikama Municipality Ontec DA Metering Systems Ontec Meter Man Systems Centlec Direct If you are part of of these municipalities and utilities, we are plead to announce that you are supported on our platform and you are free to register and make your prepaid electricity purchases through our platfor

Gwede Mantashe, minister of mineral resources and energy has let the cat out the bag at a round table recently. He says that the South African government is looking at nuclear energy solutions in the long-term energy strategy. Under former state president Jacob Zuma's administration, the then minister of energy tried to push through a nuclear energy deal with Russian energy company, Rostom, which, had it succeeded, would have effectively bankrupted the country's coffers. Ci

The aim of The National Braai Day initiative is to position National Heritage Day as South Africa’s annual day of celebration. The call is on all South Africans to unite around fires, to share our heritage and wave the flag on 24 September every year. The South African government has set this day aside for all South Africans to celebrate our rich heritage. Across all races, languages, region and religion, there is one common heritage we all love and share. It goes by various

Everywhere, across the globe one can begin to see the effects of climate change, specifically with regards to weather patterns. Globally, the meat and diary industry are reeling in the wake of climate change as well, despite these sectors contributing and accounting for about 13% to 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This is mainly caused by humans due to deforestation and the emissions linked to raising animals. So how exactly are these sectors affected by climate chan

The African Power and Energy Elite  publication and the African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards have combined for their 2020 editions with a single nomination and selection process across a set of complementary categories. The coveted African Power, Energy & Water Industry awards has been taken place for the past six years, during the African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa conference and exhibition, in Cape Town. The prestigious African Power & Energy Elites Publicat

During the Afriforesight Future of Coals and Bulk Commodities Conference, Eskom board member  Nelisiwe Magubane made a very odd and somewhat surprising admission in front of an audience listening in on the thoughts of various leaders on the future of energy in our country. At this sit in, she made the remark that economic growth, would put South Africa on "the brink of load-shedding". She does go on to explain why a positive economic outlook would have a negative impact on E

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) is investigating the City of Cape Town’s electricity tariff increase and its tariff structure. This was confirmed by Nersa spokesperson, Charles Hlebela following an outcry from residents and numerous complaints. “Nersa received numerous complaints regarding the City of Cape Town’s electricity tariffs and is looking into the matter”, Charles Hlebela confirmed. The investigation was widely welcomed, specifically from civic

According to the latest statistics released by the municipality, the dams in and around Cape Town has reached 80.6% capacity. Meanwhile, collective water consumption is also inching up in Cape Town, with an increase of 20 megalitres (Ml) per day from 588Ml to 608Ml. This year, some really good rainfall driven by a few strong cold frontal systems has significantly increased the levels of our dams. As a result, the current levels are sitting pretty, as can be seen by the foll

This morning, the city of Johannesburg was hit with a computer virus which resulted in a blackout to its internet technology system. This blackout resulted in scores of prepaid electricity users being left in the dark, as they struggle to make prepaid electricity purchases. City Power spokesperson, Isac Mangena, said the virus had attacked its database and other internal software, impacting on most of it's applications as well as their network systems. The computer virus th

The financial crisis Eskom is enduring has become a national debt problem. On Tuesday, 23rd of July, minister of finance, Tito Mboweni has unveiled a second, multi-billion rand bailout plan in five months, which would see the government increase borrowing as well as taxes. Tito Mboweni, tabled a special appropriation bill for Eskom which would see them benefit from an additional R59bn cash injection. This bill provides for an additional amount of funds to be made available t