Tinaani Nyabereka
Power utility subsidiary Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has switched off City of Gweru’s water pumping stations at Gwenhoro and Whitewaters over outstanding electrical bills amounting to $247million..
Gweru City Council’s chairperson for Finance Committee, Councillor Martin Chivhoko said the local authority was facing financial constraints as residents were not honouring their part by clearing outstanding bills.
“We are facing serious financial challenges as a local authority caused by non-payment of bills by our customers (residents).
“ZESA has switched us off. We are currently in talks with the power provider and hopefully tomorrow everything will be sorted,” he said.
In a statement earlier, council highlighted that there was a power outage at the Range booster.
“We would like to apologise to ZETDC for earlier advising that there is a power outage at Range Booster.
“The correct information is that as a local authority, we have been cut off by ZETDC at Range Booster, White Waters and Town House for non-payment of electricity bills,” read the statement.
