Tag: zesa
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How ZESA’s Stepped Tariff Ends Up Punishing the Poor
Read More: How ZESA’s Stepped Tariff Ends Up Punishing the PoorZESA’s stepped tariff was sold as protection for low-income households. But the discount applies per meter, not per household, and nearly half of urban Zimbabweans are lodgers sharing one meter between several families.
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Zimbabwe’s New Electrical Safety Law: What Every Homeowner Must Do Before July 2027
Read More: Zimbabwe’s New Electrical Safety Law: What Every Homeowner Must Do Before July 2027Zimbabwe’s new law makes earth leakage breakers compulsory and targets rogue solar installers behind a wave of house fires. Here’s what to check first.
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Chaos in Supermarkets: ZiG Devaluation and Its Immediate Impact
Read More: Chaos in Supermarkets: ZiG Devaluation and Its Immediate ImpactIn a stunning turn of events, the Zimbabwean government has unleashed its most significant currency intervention since the introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) in April. This move comes on the heels of our recent observations of retailers defying official exchange rate directives, as reported yesterday. The sudden devaluation of the ZiG has sent shockwaves…
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How to Manage Shared ZESA Meters: 2 Effective Solutions for Zimbabwean Tenants and Landlords
Read More: How to Manage Shared ZESA Meters: 2 Effective Solutions for Zimbabwean Tenants and LandlordsThe last ZIMSTAT household survey painted a grim picture of urban living in Zimbabwe. With about half of urban dwellers renting, shared electricity meters have become a common headache. In high-density areas, it’s not unusual to find multiple family units sharing a single ZESA meter. The landlord, often residing in the main house, typically manages…
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Official ZESA Rates vs. Vendor Prices: Why ZESA Vendors Charge Extra for USD Payments
Read More: Official ZESA Rates vs. Vendor Prices: Why ZESA Vendors Charge Extra for USD PaymentsHave you noticed that a lot of ZESA vendors charge you more than the token amount when you buy using US dollars? For example, if you want to buy a ZESA token worth US$10 you have to pay the vendor US$12. What’s the extra US$2 for? Why are vendors doing this? Is this them being…
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Confusion Reigns: ZiG conversion takes down online services in Zimbabwe
Read More: Confusion Reigns: ZiG conversion takes down online services in ZimbabweOn Friday, the new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, Dr John Mushayavanhu, did something we predicted in July last year, he introduced a new Zimbabwean currency called the ZiG. As has become the norm the currency was introduced with immediate effect. Banks have until 12 April 2024 to convert people’s ZWL balances to ZiG. Those…
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All ZESA tariffs are now in USD here is what it means.
Read More: All ZESA tariffs are now in USD here is what it means.Zimbabwe’s power utility, ZESA, has announced a significant change to their billing system for domestic customers. In a move designed to address economic realities, ZESA will now be basing electricity tariffs on the US Dollar (USD) instead of the Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWL). This means that while you’ll still pay your bill in ZWL, the underlying…
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Answers to Your Questions about the ZESA Meter Upgrade
Read More: Answers to Your Questions about the ZESA Meter UpgradeIn Zimbabwe, many homeowners and businesses rely on prepaid meters to closely manage power consumption and expenses. ZESA has announced that all prepaid meters will soon require a mandatory software upgrade. In this article, we provide an in-depth look at this upcoming meter upgrade. We will explain why ZESA is requiring this, how the upgrade…
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ZESA’s numbers do not add up, we need a load-shedding schedule
Read More: ZESA’s numbers do not add up, we need a load-shedding scheduleLate last year Zimbabweans who spent much of last year in the dark were offered a glimmer of hope. According to the usually uncommunicative Minister of Energy, Soda Zhemu, load-shedding would soon be drastically reduced as Hwange’s new power-generating Unit 7 would be coming online increasing the country’s power-generating capacity. There was a lot of…