Electricity Price in South Africa
The chart above illustrates Electricity prices in South Africa, in ZAR/kWh, from March 2024 to March 2025, as follows:
- Electricity, hho, ZA: Electricity, household, South Africa
- Electricity, ind, ZA: Electricity, industrial sector, South Africa
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In March 2025, the household electricity price (Electricity, hho, ZA) was about 2.46 ZAR per kWh, a decrease of 0.3% from the previous month; on a year-over-year basis it rose by 13%.
In March 2025, the industrial electricity price (Electricity, ind, ZA) was around 1.54 ZAR per kWh, showing no change (0%) from the prior month; year-on-year it increased by 12.8%.
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