HARARE - Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is abusing its monopoly through excessive tariffs, the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has said.“The Commission (CTC) at its meeting held in July found that the allegations against ZESA constituted restrictive practises that are a manifestation of abuse of monopoly,” read a recent statement.
In order to end this unfair practice the Commission recommended that ZESA use actual meter readings when billing its customers, and with respect to arrears that domestic consumers owe, the charges should be in accordance with the Minister of Energy and Power Development’s directive of US$30 per month for domestic
consumers in high density areas and $40 per month for domestic consumers in low density areas.
The Commision which carried a full scale investigation said that ZESA was giving consumers a raw deal, especially since electricity is often not available due to load shedding.
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