Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:57:47 +0000 In its preamble when ZESCO was proposing a tariff increase it said: “ZESCO is cognisant of the fact that Zambian citizens have varying income and expenditure patterns. In seeking to mitigate the impact of the tariff increase on households, the R1 tariff which currently stands at K 0.15/kWh has been maintained. Furthermore, the R1 tariff band limit has been increased from 100kWh to 300kWh per month. This means that customers consuming up to 300 units of electricity in each month, will pay only K 0.15/kWh (excluding monthly fixed charge and taxes). Our assessment indicates that lower income customers who are using electricity for lighting, TV, radio and other basic electrical appliances will consume less than 300 kWh. This implies that by expanding the R1 tariff band from 100 to 300 kWh, and maintaining the tariff at K0.15/kWh, the majority of the lower income customers will not incur an increase […]
The energy saving tips to mitigate the high zesco tariffs
