Northern businessman Onesmus ‘Tona’ Amadhila has been fined N$204 000 for the alleged illegal connection of electricity.
Amadhila was fined by the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored), which owes NamPower N$295 million.
About two weeks ago, NamPower suspended power supply to Nored’s customers for about four hours because of the electricity distributor’s debt.
This is according to an invoice titled ‘pro-forma tax invoice for illegal connection’, bearing Amadhila’s name and cellphone number, which was leaked on social media yesterday.
The invoice was issued on Wednesday and shows the alleged illegal connection has been in place since 2018.
Asked about the authenticity of the invoice yesterday, Nored spokesperson Simon Lukas said: “We can’t comment on the query due to the fact that Nored’s customers’ information is confidential.”
Amadhila yesterday questioned the motive of those who leaked his invoice onto social media, saying he did not connect electricity illegally at any of his properties.
“We don’t know whether it’s illegal, because whenever we want to wire a building, we call Nored and they come and do the inspection before the wiring process starts,” he said.
Amadhila asked why only his invoice was uploaded onto social media.
He said this was done to tarnish his name.
He said he does not connect his properties to electricity as he is not a technician.
“If there is anything illegal, they should deal with that. We don’t stay in their electrical boxes to know where the illegality may be,” Amadhila said.
He said he has an account with Nored, and if there is an issue, it is with Nored’s electrical box.
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