adminUproar over pre-paid meter installations
Pamela Shumba and Whichone Gwaindepi
BULAWAYO residents have resolved to block Zesa workers from installing pre-paid meters in their houses, saying the power utility is shortchanging them by insisting that they pay the outstanding balances before new accounts are activated.
Some residents from Makokoba are also against the move to install bulk meters.
This came out during separate meetings held in Makokoba and Nkulumane suburbs yesterday.
The power utility started installing pre-paid meters in Makokoba about three weeks ago, while the programme is yet to be rolled out in Nkulumane.
There was an uproar, however, in Makokoba after the power utility installed bulk pre-paid meters for consumers who were using bulk electricity meters.
Speaking during the meeting in Nkulumane’s Ward 23 where the meeting was organised by the Bulawayo United Residents Association (Bura), residents expressed disappointment at Zesa’s plan to replace the fixed billing system with pre-paid meters.
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