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Zambia: Zesco gets regulatory approval to raise tariffs


Issue 483 - 02 May 2023 - By Chiwoyu Sinyangwe | 1 minute read

Zambia’s Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has consented to state utility Zesco’s request to raise electricity tariffs for domestic consumers but rejected its application to cut a ‘lifeline’ tariff band for vulnerable residential customers from 100kWh to 75kWh per month.

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