means a charge for electricity to an end-user or customer reflecting the cost to serve that end-user or customer and may include a tariff determined by the Regulator, and a surcharge, tax, levy or duty imposed by a municipality in terms of section 229 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;
[Definition substituted by section 1(o) of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act, 2024, Notice No. 5139, GG51100, dated 20 August 2024 - effective 1 January 2025 per Proclamation Notice 236 of 18 December 2024 with exceptions]