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Zesa disconnects defaulters
22 Feb 2014 at 13:25hrs | Views
ZESA has embarked on a blitz to switch off defaulting customers in Bulawayo.
About 40 households in Nkulumane 12 high-density suburb have complained that their electricity was cut off by the power utility over non-payment of varying amounts since the blitz was launched last month.
All defaulters were issued with disconnection order documents which compelled them to pay their debts in full together with a security deposit and reconnection fee. The reconnection fee is $10.
Part of the disconnection order given to the affected residents reads: "Should full payment not be received seven days after disconnection, ZETDC (Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company) shall use any other means, including legal action to recover the debt."
This has raised residents' anxieties as they fear the power utility would attach their property in a bid to recover what it is owed.
Bulawayo Residents' Association (Bura) chairperson Winnos Dube urged residents to approach his association with their grievances so it could engage Zesa on their behalf.
"Bura serves as a platform to address such issues," he said. "I therefore challenge residents to come forward for us to help them.
"I also appeal to Zesa to interact more with residents instead of resorting to disconnecting power without analysing individual household cases."
About 40 households in Nkulumane 12 high-density suburb have complained that their electricity was cut off by the power utility over non-payment of varying amounts since the blitz was launched last month.
All defaulters were issued with disconnection order documents which compelled them to pay their debts in full together with a security deposit and reconnection fee. The reconnection fee is $10.
Part of the disconnection order given to the affected residents reads: "Should full payment not be received seven days after disconnection, ZETDC (Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company) shall use any other means, including legal action to recover the debt."
This has raised residents' anxieties as they fear the power utility would attach their property in a bid to recover what it is owed.
Bulawayo Residents' Association (Bura) chairperson Winnos Dube urged residents to approach his association with their grievances so it could engage Zesa on their behalf.
"Bura serves as a platform to address such issues," he said. "I therefore challenge residents to come forward for us to help them.
"I also appeal to Zesa to interact more with residents instead of resorting to disconnecting power without analysing individual household cases."
Source - Southern Eye
