Payable Amount on your electricity bill
In short. The total due if paid on or before the due date — every charge, tax, surcharge, arrears and adjustment added together, before any late payment surcharge.
Where to find it on your bill
The most prominent figure on the bill, usually boxed, near the due date.
Bills print two totals: the amount payable by the due date, and a higher "Amount After Due Date" figure that includes the Late Payment Surcharge. Payment channels apply whichever figure is valid on the day you actually pay — not the day you look at the bill — so paying a day or two after the due date can mean the higher figure is deducted even if you intended to pay the lower one.
For the full breakdown: Late Payment Surcharge (LPS).
More totals & status fields
- Tariff / Tariff Category — The rate category your connection is billed under — domestic, commercial, industrial, or agricultural — which sets the per-unit price and whether slabs or a flat rate apply.
- Protected Status — A marker showing whether your six-month consumption history qualifies you for lower residential slab rates — recalculated by the DISCO every month.
- Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) — A percentage added to the payable amount once the due date has passed — the difference between "Amount Payable" and "Amount After Due Date" on the bill.