South African prepaid electricity, made transparent

Yebogezi is an independent South African guide to prepaid electricity. We help you work out exactly how many kilowatt-hours (kWh) your rands buy, look up your municipality's current 2025/26 tariff, compare prepaid vendors, fix failed tokens, and check whether you qualify for Free Basic Electricity (FBE).

We are not Eskom or any vendor. Our calculators are built on verified municipal and Eskom tariff schedules, with the source and effective date shown on every tariff page.

What you can do here

• Calculate how many kWh your next R100, R500 or R1 000 will buy, including inclining-block tariffs (IBT) and VAT.
• Look up your municipality's prepaid electricity tariff with the official source and last-verified date.
• Understand why your electricity is so expensive — blocks, fixed charges, arrears deductions, season and indigent tiers.
• Compare prepaid electricity vendors such as Prepaid24, Electricity.co.za, EasyPay, Powertime and banking apps.
• Fix a failed prepaid token — reject codes, KRN/TID rollover and escalation paths.
• Check Free Basic Electricity eligibility and apply in your municipality.