You can now pay your ZESA bill and purchase tokens in USD

Staff Writer

21 December 2020

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company (ZETDC) has said that post-paid customers can now settle their ZESA bills in foreign currency. This new facility also allows prepaid customers to purchase ZESA tokens in USD as well.

The statement the power supplier put out reads as follows:

ZIMBABWE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
PAYMENT OF BILLS AND PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) would like to advise its valued customers that it is continuously reviewing its processes and procedures in an effort to bring convenience to customers.
The power utility has introduced a system where all post-paid customers can now settle their bills in foreign currency at the prevailing exchange (auction) rate.

The system also allows prepaid customers to purchase electricity tokens in foreign currency in ZETDC banking halls countrywide, hence availing more transacting options to its valued customer.
ZETDC

For more information you can contact:

pr@zetdc.co.zw or marketing@zetdc.co.zw
On social media @ZetdcOfficial on Twitter and www.facebook.com/ZetdcOfficial
WhatsApp: +263 719 219 977
or you can visit the ZETDC website

How many tokens for your USD

If you want to know how many tokens you can get simply calculate how much your USD is worth using the interbank rate to make the conversion. Then you can input the ZW$ figure in the calculator below:

For us to calculate what you need, we first need to know if you bought electricity earlier this month:

Yes, I have bought previously this month No, It’s my first time buying this month

Now you can calculate:

calculate using ZW$ calculate using ZESA units

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8 comments

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Anonymous

21 December 2020 22:42

I am not happy, i bought some electricity as an emergency and the token did not come instantly as expected

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1. Jeff
  
  30 December 2020 07:38
  
  I have just bought and have also not recieved my zesa token, how long did it take eventually to get your zesa token.
  
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Temba Rugwiji

18 March 2021 17:02

I appreciated the response that electricity tokens paid online should exceed US$50. However, the organisation may need to revise this requirement because there are Zesa’s clients who are comfortable of paying less than US$50 but more than US$30. It makes a great difference.

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barbara

1 August 2023 09:26

please may i know how many units i get if i have 60usd

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1. Leonard Sengere
  
  4 August 2023 14:56
  
  US$60 is about ZW$273,369.6 and that will get you about 430.87kWh.
  
  They will convert your USD to ZW$ using the interbank rate. So in future, just calculate how much your USD is worth in ZW$ using the prevailing interbank rate and then input the ZW$ amount in the calculator below:
  
  https://www.techzim.co.zw/zesa-calculator/
  
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Gman

2 August 2023 10:50

please may i know how many units i get if i have 3
0usd

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1. Leonard Sengere
  
  4 August 2023 14:55
  
  US$30 is about ZW$136685 and that will get you about 260.75kWh.
  
  They will convert your USD to ZW$ using the interbank rate. So in future, just calculate how much your USD is worth in ZW$ using the prevailing interbank rate and then input the ZW$ amount in the calculator below:
  
  https://www.techzim.co.zw/zesa-calculator/
  
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Joe

26 October 2023 15:28

Why did I get 191.3kwh instead of the 244.14kwh shown by the calculator, even if I use the tariffs its above 200kwh. I haven’t bought any electricity this month. Is econet engaging in ZESA fraud?

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