ZESCO Head of Business Development Fitzpatrick Kapepe says the proposed emergency electricity tariff adjustment will affect consumers that use 500 units and above the most. In an interview, Kapepe said the utility company had designed the tariff hike in such a way that it would not terribly affect the weak in society. “From those consumers that consume from below 100 units, these are the weak in society, it’s just 13 percent of the total active customer base. So, for those that consume up to 200 units, they are at 29 percent. So, you design a tariff in such a way that it does not disadvantage the weaker citizens because these are our relatives. Guys, I just want you to hear…ignore...

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