Ewura contributes over 50bn/-to govt coffers

NELLY MTEMA in Dodoma

THE Energy and Water Utility Regulatory Authority (Ewura) has contributed 53bn/- to the government coffers in the past five years, Ewura Board Chairman, Prof Jamidu Katima, told the Parliamentary Public Investment Committee (PIC).

Tabling Ewura’s performance report before the PIC, Prof Katima gave a breakdown as 2bn/- each in 2012/13 and 2013/14.

The authority’s contribution rose to 2.25bn/- in 2014/15 financial year, 6.47bn/- in 2015/16, while in 2016/17 it had a record contribution of 33.83bn/-

He told the PIC, which is under chairman Raphael Chegeni that to honour their legal obligation to institutions under their guidance during the same period they supported them with 33.56bn/-.

 Prof Katima named the institutions as Ewura-Consumer Consultative Council, Government Consultative Council, Fair Competition Tribunal and Fair Competition Commission (FCC). 

He said the authority did not rely on government subsidies to run its operations, saying from levies, application fees and licences they were capable of running the institution independently. 

Prof Katima told the committee that Ewura prepared the Clients Service Charter, which were guidelines to be observed, when measuring their performance as far as customer services were concerned. 

“We want to ensure clients get the best services that is why we have come up with the Clients Service Charter, which will oversee the best services delivery,” said Prof Katima. 

He assured the committee that they would strive for best services and revenue collected would be spent and directed to the required sectors to enhance performance. 

For his part, Mr Chegeni directed to authority to ensure they reduce tariffs be it water or energy whenever possible since the public needed to have in place affordable rates for services.