SEC Tariff Structure Schedule 2018/19

Following the directive from the Swaziland Energy Regulatory Authority (SERA) and the subsequent announcement of the approved electricity price increase, SEC would like to inform its customers that the applicable tariff rates with effect from 1st April 2018 shall be as follows;

Type NON-TOU TARIFFS Facility Charge E/Month Energy Charge E/kWh Demand Charge E/kVA Access Charge E/kVA
S10 Life Line
                      
1.6527
S1 Domestic
                      
1.7500
S2 General Purpose                      
207.43
                     
2.4024
S3 Small Commercial - Prepayment                      
207.43
                     
2.4024
  
S3 Small Commercial - Credit Meter                      
414.85
                     
2.4024
K4 Small Holder Irrigation                  
1,837.99
                       
0.9194
                         
145.73
                    
49.55
K5 Large Commercial and Industrial                  
2.162.33
                       
1.0795
                         
171.44
                    
58.31
K6 Large Irrigation                  
2.162.33
                       
1.0795
                         
149.53
                    
58.31

TOU TARIFFS

TOU TARIFFS T1 T2 T3 T4
Description TOU at MV at HV network TOU at MV TOU at LV TOU small irrigation < 100 kVA
Facility Charge E/month 5,015.72 2,413.97 1,815.90 1,543.52
Demand Charge E/kVA 155.86 163.28 171.44 145.73
Access Charge E/kVA 58.06 60.83 58.31 54.29
Energy – Low Demand - Peak c/kWh 1.6646 1.7096 1.7396 1.5037
Energy – Low Demand - Standard c/kWh 1.1875 1.2181 1.2385 1.0779
Energy – Low Demand - Off-Peak c/kWh 0.9601 0.9837 0.9997 0.8747
Energy – High Demand - Peak c/kWh 4.7141 4.8551 4.9490 4.2087
Energy – High Demand - Standard c/kWh 1.4534 1.4968 1.5255 1.2986
Energy – High Demand - Off-Peak c/kWh 0.9601 0.9837 0.9997 0.8747

High Demand Season: June to August
Low Demand Season: September to May

Facility Charge

The facility charges, payable whether any electricity is used or not, are being increased to more accurately reflect the fixed customer specific costs associated with the various supplies.

Energy Charges

The energy charge is for all electricity consumption during billing month which shall be as near to the calendar month as convenient to SEC.

Maximum Demand Charges

Maximum Demand shall be the power recorded over any thirty minutes period by a kVA demand indicator.

Access Charge

Access charge is based on the highest of the previous 12 months maximum demand.

Tariff Conversions

Whenever a customer wishes to convert to a more appropriate tariff, an application would need to be completed and it needs to meet with SEC’s approval.

Connection Fee

Connection fees apply to residential utility accounts that are new or transferring or if reconnecting after disconnection for non-payment. These fees reflect the cost of performing these services for the customer.
Description Rates (in E)
Domestic  E152
Urban  E152
3-Phase  E 799

Security Deposits

A monetary deposit levied by SEC as security to her to pay towards outstanding debt in the event the customer fails to pay their debt. Once an account is terminated and the security deposit is applied on the outstanding debt, any credit balance on the accounts refunded to the customer. Likewise, any debt should be paid by the customer.
Description Tariff Class Rates (in E)
Domestic Customers S1  E 522
Small Commercial S3  E1,587
Small Holder Irrigation K4 / T4  E 4,790
Large Irrigation K6 - TOU T1, T2 & T3 Security bond to the value of 2 months bill
Industrial K5 - TOU T1, T2 & T3 Security bond to the value of 2 months bill

Prepayment Administration Fee

Description Rates (in E)
All new customers  E 165
Reconnection  E 241
Application for quotation (1-5 members) each member  E 29
Application for quotation (more than 5 members)  E 152
Check meter  E 152
House retest fee  E 241
Admin charges for by-pass  E 2,134

Other

Description Rates (in E)
Whistle blower incentive (per reported installation)  E1000

Applications

Most tariffs will carry a suffix which describes the type of application for which the customer uses the electricity. This does not change the tariff rates but is for statistical purposes.

Application descriptions
f Irrigation and farming
d Industrial
c Large Commercial

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