{"id":16038,"date":"2019-11-26T21:36:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=16038"},"modified":"2019-11-26T21:36:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:36:29","slug":"buy-gas-from-reputable-suppliers-zera-warns-consumers-as-gas-usage-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/buy-gas-from-reputable-suppliers-zera-warns-consumers-as-gas-usage-increases","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBuy Gas From Reputable Suppliers,\u201d ZERA Warns Consumers As Gas Usage Increases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has urged consumers to be cautious when buying gas for domestic use since the energy source can have hazardous effects.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the weekend at a domestic consumer education awareness workshop in the eastern border city, where <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mutare\">Mutare<\/a> Residents and Ratepayers Association partnered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/zera-food-recycler\">ZERA<\/a>, the authority\u2019s Consumer Services Manager, Nobert Matarutse, said:<\/p>\n<p>What we expect, for a start, is people need to buy gases from reputable suppliers because we value your safety first. We want our consumers to make sure that their gas cylinders are observed from time to time. Consumer security is critical to us. We want them to use gas without destroying property and not being killed.<\/p>\n<p>Matarutse also revealed that gas usage in the country has increased to 50 million kilogrammes up from 28 million kilogrammes as of last year due to power outages facing the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has urged consumers to be cautious when buying gas for domestic use since the energy source can have hazardous effects. 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