Navigating Eskom’s prepaid deadline: What every prepaid solar user needs to know

By Norman Cloete | Published Nov 2, 2024

Under Eskom’s revised Homeflex tariff, time-of-use rates now come with capacity charges that could disproportionately impact lower-consumption users who only rely on the grid as a backup such as households with grid-tied solar systems. In this structure, homes using less grid electricity may see additional fees, raising their overall energy costs compared to high-consumption users.