RURAL ELECTRIFICATION LEVY TO GO UP

Government is considering increasing the rural
electrification levy to 10 percent to accelerate the electrification of rural
communities across the country, Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune
Chasi has said.

The Rural Electrification Fund (…

Government is considering increasing the rural electrification levy to 10 percent to accelerate the electrification of rural communities across the country, Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has said. The Rural Electrification Fund (REF) gets six percent from electricity sales and the fiscal allocation by Government for projects earmarked towards developing power supplies to