{"id":5725,"date":"2023-04-02T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T06:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2023-04-02T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T06:24:21","slug":"outstanding-waste-bills-not-tied-to-stelco-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=5725","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding waste bills not tied to STELCO bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) has stated that the outstanding bills from previous months will not be tied into the new combined utility bill by the State Electric Company (STELCO).<\/p>\n<p>WAMCO began including waste collection fees in STELCO&#8217;s utility bills from 01st April onwards.<\/p>\n<p>The charges have been combined into a single utility bill to resolve the issue of outstanding payments to WAMCO by customers. An official from WAMCO also clarified that outstanding bills can still be settled through &#8216;AvasPay&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Any previous outstanding bill will no be tied to the STELCO utility bill&#8221;, they added.<\/p>\n<p>Before WAMCO tied its bills to STELCO&#8217;s, the corporation urged its customers and registered residences to update their information. WAMCO added that all customers are required to submit the &#8220;Utility Meter Exclusion Form&#8221; to exclude maintenance, service, booster bump, and telecom meters from WAMCO&#8217;s billing list.<\/p>\n<p>The corporation further requested companies managing commercial residential buildings to fill out and submit the &#8220;Primary Meter Identification and Grouping Form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Businesses and institutions, registered with WAMCO, must fill out the &#8220;Information Update Form&#8221; and must submit it before 06th April; failure to do so will result in service cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>WAMCO began charging a Household Waste Collection Service Fee of MVR4.93 per day for the STELCO bill duration.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this, the corporation assured that waste fees would not be charged on idle electricity meters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) has stated that the outstanding bills from previous months will not be tied into the new combined utility bill by the State Electric Company (STELCO). 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