More
    HomeBusinessZera confiscates council’s incandescent bulbs

    Zera confiscates council’s incandescent bulbs

    Published on

    spot_img

    Gweru(The Times-New Ziana) The Gweru City Council has stopped repairing street and tower lights in the Central Business District and in residential areas after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) confiscated the incandescent bulbs that it was fitting.

    The Zimbabwe government banned use of incandescent bulbs in May 2017 through Statutory Instrument 21 of 2016 in favour of light emitting diodes (LED) which save energy and are user friendly.

    Speaking during the 676th ordinary meeting, ward 15 councilor Trust Chineni said council was in the process of fixing tower lights in the residential areas when ZERA confiscated the bulbs and advised it to adhere to use energy saving bulbs.

    “We had the traditional bulbs in stock that we were using to fix the streets lights and tower lights so that the residents may walk safely with lights on and reduce cases of people being mugged but that was not completed after ZERA confiscated the bulbs,” he said.

    Ward 8 councilor Catherine Mhondiwa said in her ward some tower lights were repaired and repairs were on going.

    She said they hope to repair all tower lights that need to be fixed.

    “People from ward 8 can testify that tower lights in their area that were not working were fixed,” she said.

    ZERA senior engineer Samuel Zaranyika said on average LED lights give 15 kilowatts hours of energy per year when switched on for eight hours daily, while incandescent bulbs use up to 100 kilowatts hours.

    “LED can save up to 40 megawatts,” he said.

    Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe said council did not blame ZERA as it was doing its job.

    “We should adjust to the new reforms that are required,” he said.

    New Ziana

    Latest articles

    Starting new businesses in Zimbabwe, not for the faint hearted

    By Eugenie Muchetu Harare (New Ziana) - Starting a business isn't easy anywhere in the...

    Osaka Expo presents Zim with opportunities for re-engagement – official

    Harare (New Ziana)- Zimbabwe's participation at next year's Osaka Expo presented another opportunity to...

    ZIMBABWE PAVILION Expo 2025 Osaka Newsletter

    ZIMBABWE has intensified its preparations for the upcoming Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan to...

     Independent judiciary cornerstone of the rule of law -VP Chiwenga

    Victoria Falls, October (New Ziana) –The 7th Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions...

    More like this

    Starting new businesses in Zimbabwe, not for the faint hearted

    By Eugenie Muchetu Harare (New Ziana) - Starting a business isn't easy anywhere in the...

    Osaka Expo presents Zim with opportunities for re-engagement – official

    Harare (New Ziana)- Zimbabwe's participation at next year's Osaka Expo presented another opportunity to...

    ZIMBABWE PAVILION Expo 2025 Osaka Newsletter

    ZIMBABWE has intensified its preparations for the upcoming Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan to...