Zimbabwe: No More Prepaid Meters On Houses

Zesa has, with immediate effect, stopped installing prepaid meters in houses and will now mount them on poles to curb tampering and power theft. This follows authorisation by the State Procurement Board that would, however, cost the power utility an extra US$16 million.

Most meter tampering, estimated to be costing Zesa at least US$10 million monthly in potential revenue, was being done on meters that are installed on houses. Mounting them on poles means consumers cannot access them.

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