eThekwini Electricity is the licensed electricity distributor of the eThekwini Municipality, on the east coast of South Africa. eThekwini Electricity transforms and redistributes power to approximately 550, 000 customers ranging from large customers supplied at 132, 000 volts (V), to the rural and peri-urban informal communities supplied at 230V. Approximately 30 percent of its energy sold is consumed by residential sectors and 70 percent by business customers.