This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Abdel Latif Baraka
The Socialist Group in the House of Representatives criticized what it called the high and unjustified cost of water and electricity consumption bills in the city of Tiznit, after the regional distribution company Souss Tawis started to manage this sector.
In the same context, the parliamentary representative of the Socialist Group, Nozha Abakrim, addressed a question to the Minister of the Interior, in which she indicated that the different actors of the electricity distribution network in the province of Tiznit, managed by The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, has received invoices which have recorded an unusual increase, since the creation of the regional distribution company in the management of this sector.
The parliamentarian explained that these unexpected increases provoked strong reactions from the agency’s clients, who found themselves unable to afford them.
The same speaker pointed out that this unusually dizzying increase included in the bills could contribute to spreading turmoil and discontent among popular circles, and could turn into unpunished events, depending on the content of the question.
This comes at a time when several areas of the Souss-Massa region have recently experienced widespread discontent among residents due to the sharp increase in electricity consumption bills, which has created a state of tension and anger among residents. citizens.
The reason for these increases is due to the management of the Société Régionale Multi-Services, which some time ago assumed responsibility for the distribution of electricity in the regions and towns of the region, with residents complaining about the Exaggerated estimates calculated for some bills without a proper inspection of the meters, which contributed to inaccurately inflating bills.
At the Taroudant province level, an emergency meeting was held in the presence of Mubarak Thabet, the governor of the region, and the general director of the company in question, in addition to the heads of local groups, during which it was agreed to review increases exceeding 25% for customers whose consumption was calculated on the basis of inaccurate estimates.
