When is the best time to buy prepaid electricity in South Africa?

Ifytex Chibuzor

Hi, I’m Ifytext Chibuzor. I'm an electrician. I have spent over 4 years working with prepaid meters, solar setups, and inverters. I started PowerPek to share real-life solutions to the everyday power issues many of us face with our prepaid meters — from token errors to meter tampering warnings and many others.

Ifytex Chibuzor

While using prepaid electricity, it is important to know the best time to buy prepaid electricity tokens to cut costs and manage your electricity consumption more efficiently.

As a sequel to that, most of our readers have been asking, ‘’When is the best time to buy prepaid electricity in South Africa’’? And we are going to answer this question in this comprehensive guide.

So, if you are a budget-conscious electricity consumer or a user who wants to stay on top of their electricity budget, then this article will be of immeasurable help to you. Just chill and relax to get the answer you desire.

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When is the best time to buy prepaid electricity in South Africa?

The best time to buy prepaid electricity in South Africa is at the start or beginning of the month. This means that if you want to top up your prepaid meter with a credit unit, it is best to buy the prepaid electricity token at the beginning of the month.

Reason:

Each month in South Africa, your electricity consumption is usually ‘’RESET’’. This means that you’re going to start each new month in Block 1.

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As an electricity user, it is best to be in Block 1 since it has the lowest rate. And at the beginning of the month, electricity consumers are always on Block 1. However, to remain in this block, you don’t need to buy electricity in bulk, and you should also adopt energy-efficient behaviour because if you consume lots of electricity monthly and buy prepaid tokens in bulk, you’re going to be transferred to Block 2, which is a bit more expensive.

As a matter of fact, it is best to buy prepaid electricity tokens in fractions; if possible, you can buy them twice or three times monthly to enable you to remain in Block 1 and manage your electricity usage with ease. If it is possible, don’t buy credit units that will last up to two or three months before they exhaust so that you won’t be pushed to Block 2. Not only that, if you buy electricity in bulk, you may not use it judiciously, leading to energy waste.

Conclusion

From our discussion so far, you can agree with me that it is best to buy prepaid electricity in South Africa at the start or beginning of the month. So, if you really want to stay on top of your energy expenditure and reduce energy cost, we recommend that you buy your prepaid electricity at the beginning of the month.