Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:28:48 +0000 New tariffs to benefit more people-Mundende By SIMON MWANZA THE planned ‘‘lifeline tariff’’ adjustment by ZESCO will allow a lot of people to enjoy more units at the same price, says managing director Victor Mundende. Mr Mundende said the proposed lifeline tariff simply allowed customers consuming up to 300 units of electricity in a month, to pay only 15 ngwee per kWh (excluding monthly fixed charge and taxes). In an interview, Mr Mundende said the company had applied to adjust the lifeline tariff so that it could cater for the low income groups. “This means that Zambian households can plan and control expenditure on electricity by keeping consumption to the lowest tariff band possible. “They can do this by implementing energy saving practices such as Switch and Save, CFL bulb replacement, using alternative energy sources such as LPG cookers, solar geysers and solar lighting systems,” said Mr Mundende “While […]
