{"id":30857,"date":"2020-12-03T22:24:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T20:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=30857"},"modified":"2020-12-03T22:24:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T20:24:28","slug":"zesa-reduces-tariffs-introduces-a-six-step-domestic-prepayment-tariff-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zesa-reduces-tariffs-introduces-a-six-step-domestic-prepayment-tariff-structure","title":{"rendered":"ZESA Reduces Tariffs &amp; Introduces A Six Step Domestic Prepayment Tariff Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has revised the domestic prepayment tariff structure from a four (4) to a six (6) stepped tariff structure.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the power utility said the decision was reached after consultation with stakeholders to give customers more electricity units and more buying options.<\/p>\n<p>The last band has been reduced from $16.50 ZWL\/unit to $10.39 ZWL\/unit (inclusive of levies).<\/p>\n<p>Below is the revised six-level stepped tariff structure:<\/p>\n<p>The power utility added:<\/p>\n<p>ZETDC further advises that customers who bought prepaid electricity tokens on the old stepped tariff structure before this adjustment to six steps will be credited the difference in due course.<\/p>\n<p>The power utility further advises that the Prepayment Electricity system has a record of such purchases and will ensure that such credits are processed to concerned consumers to avoid prejudice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has revised the domestic prepayment tariff structure from a four (4) to a six (6) stepped tariff structure. In a statement, the power utility said the decision was reached after consultation with stakeholders to give customers more electricity units and more buying options. 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