Anti stakeholders TANESCO Raising Electricity Prices

When the electricity stakeholders in Dar es salaam await next week to comment on the proposal to increase the price of electricity Tanesco to 18.19 percent, four others in the region have made the same point.

Such a position has been offered in the regions of Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma and Mbeya where sessions to gather input from stakeholders has been done under the Utilities Utilities Water and Energy (Ewura).

Mwanza.
TANESCO officials yesterday found themselves in a difficult time answering queries of the Lake Region stakeholders about wanting to raise prices, reduce it to a few months since 1.1 percent.

Also, stakeholders pinch the officials to explain why the organization is likusanyi chronic debt from government and public institutions, instead inawabebesha load down users who pay for the service before.

Chairman of the Committee on Consumer Product regulated Mwanza, Jerry NASA said Tanesco lacks creative giftedness national practice despite the many sources of electricity, including natural gas, coal, wind and ground temperature.

"It's a shame to come here TANESCO officials claim that electricity prices are cheap compare Tanzania and Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda who have no gas or coal as Tanzania," said NASA.

Presenting views of the Advisory Council of Consumers (Ewura CCC), Acting Chairman of the council, Thomas Mnunguli questioned if the hips of TANESCO that on March 4 offered to reduce the price of electricity to 7.9 percent by next year, but suddenly changed and wanting propelling the percentage 18.19.

"In our opinion, these Ewura reject the application, instead Tanesco the order of presentation gizwe implement a strategic plan to improve services, reduce prices and to collect debts from chronic debtors, including government and public institutions," said Mnunguli.

Acting Chairman of the State Advisory Council (GCC), Amani swelling advised the promotion of electricity prices should be carried out in phases so that does not negatively affect the government's plan to create "Tanzania manufacturing" or efforts to get rid of economic citizens.

One of the partners, Frank Zekenuka said: "When we consumers pay for columns which nevertheless remains the property of TANESCO, this organization still claims overwhelmed distribution costs. This is a conjurer of kutulainisha accept the request to raise prices. "

At the session of the Central Zone held Dodoma, stakeholders said the amount to be promoted is higher and the ordinary people can not afford.

Representative Ewura-CCC, Erasto She said the organization instead of raising the price of electricity, should download that all development activities that require energy so that action will gratify the cost of living.

"The council advises start cutting off electricity Tanesco resistant to impose his debtors to pay their debts with interest as per its regulations.

Member of the GCC, Ezamo Crush Ewura iitake TANESCO asked to give a detailed explanation why it wants to raise the price for a period of one year only difference to the process of doing so for the past three years.

"Ukipandisha electricity costs are clearly everything rises the price and if the cause is the rise in production costs with debt you have is better if you would restore the 1.1 percent that you diminish April than raise prices by a percentage 18.19 after only seven months," said Crush.

In Mbeya, Ewura CCC had instructed Tanesco to devise a plan to collect revenue from chronic debtors to pay back with interest rather than a desire to raise prices.

A member of the council, said Julius Mwambeso TANESCO could earn as much money as it will carefully collect customer debts 4,036 alleged Sh3.2 billion and austerity of board meetings that take place at 49.

Mbeya District Commissioner, Paul Ntinika said the government gives its contribution to TANESCO to be able to offer relief to citizens.

He said he does not expect to see any increase in electricity prices due to the fact that the government would like the public may more destinations.

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Deputy Director General (Electric Transportation) to TANESCO, Kahitwa Bishaija the agency said limelazimika submit a request to raise prices in order to afford the cost of production, transportation, distribution and improve customer service.

He said despite production using natural gas increased from 47 percent in 2015 to 58 percent this year, while the use of heavy oil to produce electricity yakibakia five percent only comparison to 19 percent of the past, yet the organization is faced with a difficult operational due to debt.

TANESCO said debt has increased from Sh699.57 billion in December last year to Sh794.48 September and that despite increasing revenues to reach Sh1,042.5 comparison billion and Sh995.3 billion last year, is obliged to spend an average of 13 percent of its revenue month to buy oil to generate electricity.

Bishaija told stakeholders that the calculation of the new price being requested is based on the cost of power generation, transmission, distribution, depreciation and operation.

Engineer from TANESCO,

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