Farai Dziva|Well placed ZESA sources have alleged that Masvingo Minister of State For Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira’s name is on top of the company’s list of defaulters.

This comes at a time the country is grappling with incessant power cuts as ZESA battles with ballooning debt.

“Minister Chadzamira’ s name is on top of the list of ZESA defaulters in Masvingo Province.

While I cannot disclose the exact figure he owes us, I can tell you that he breached a payment plan we had designed for him,” said a ZESA official.

While the exact figure ZESA is presently owed by consumers, in 2016 the power utility was owed more than $1 billion.

“In the interest of service provision, the power utility has stepped up credit control measures in order to recover the debt owed.

All defaulting business consumers in the commercial, mining, industrial, domestic (post-paid) and farming sectors are required to make payment plans in order to clear their bills within six months,” said another source.

“It is unfortunate Zanu PF officials are untouchable but they owe us a lot of money.”