- Minister issues ‘no pay, no power’ directive on electricity supply
- Tasks ZESA Holdings on revenue collection
Zimbabwe’s Acting Minister of Energy and Power Development, Jenfan Muswere, has issued a directive to the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings on ensuring maximum revenue collection for prepaid metered customers of the utility.
The Minister directed ZESA Holdings, to institute measures to recover at least $15 billion in debt arrears from customers of the state-owned electric utility. Muswere stated that only paying customers should receive electricity supply.
“It is very crucial that revenue assurance and anti-vandalism modalities are developed to ensure secure generation of power,” Muswere stated.
“I am delighted to say that as a ministry, we need to develop the modus operandi that says ‘no payment no power,” Muswere added.
“Disconnections should be a measure that should be instituted after clients have failed to stick to the payment plan,” he stated.
Muswere criticised the vandalisation of electrical installations and urged for vigilance among the members of the public.