PE Express 6 September 2017

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EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE

INCORRECT ELECTRICITY TARIFF PLAN BILLING:

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HE Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) confirmed last Friday that over 30 000 residents were billed on a wrong tariff plan and has committed to recovering the outstanding monies resulting in a loss of close to R3 million.

NMBM spokesperson Mthubanzi Mniki confirmed that prepaid electricity was indeed mistakenly sold at a lower and incorrect tariff plan, due to a technical error which occurred between twelve midnight on July 1 and 2:30pm on July 2. “Customers who made electricity purchases within this period would have been affected,” explained Mniki.

He said the municipality sincerely apologises for the inconvenience caused during the recovery plan. “The municipality values and appreciates ratepayers. “It is their hard-earned money and their commitment to pay that keeps the city running and moving forward,” he said. On August 31, the municipality sent

tomers who have to repay less than R100 in order to inform them of the recovery deduction due in September this year. “Due to a technical error electricity was sold to you on 01/02 July 2017 at a lower tariff for meter no ……………..

CORRECT TARIFFS: 0 ­ 350 kWh: R1.4854/kWh 351 ­ 600 kWh:R1.7927/per kWh 601 ­ 950 kWh: R1.9833/ kWh 951 + kWh: R2.0598/kWh

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