. The income from electricity sales against expenditure is reasonable, but in recent times this has become problematic, due to more and more consumer falling in arrears as a result of the poor economic conditions and the sharp rise in the cost of electricity being over 20% per annum. . In the past the Municipality experienced problems with service provider for the prepayment meter vending system which have now been attended together with the implementation of measure to improve revenue protection. . The Electricity tariffs are reviewed annually and approved following the NERSA guidelines. . Income Budget for 2010/2011 is approximately R128 million.