Zesa pulls plug on debtors, reverses move

POWER utility Zesa Holdings has reversed a decision to force thousands of its customers owing $1 000 and above to pay $71 upfront before they can be able to purchase prepaid electricity tokens.

In the past few weeks, thousands of people have failed to buy prepaid electricity tokens, unless they paid $71 amount, but Zesa spokesperson Fullard Gwasira told NewsDay yesterday that the new policy that affected almost 80 000 individuals and small businesses had since been withdrawn.

“Changes which had been implemented to the debt amortisation policy for customers owing more than $1 000 were reversed with immediate effect for the moment, to be relooked at again in future at a more opportune time,” he said.

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