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  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/snel-forced-collection-of-unpaid-electricity-bills-october-2026",
  "slug": "snel-forced-collection-of-unpaid-electricity-bills-october-2026",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-01",
  "sourceName": "Ouragan",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.ouragan.cd/2026/10/snel-lwamba-lance-le-recouvrement-force-des-factures-impayees",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Democratic Republic of Congo",
    "Electricity",
    "SNEL",
    "October 2026"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "SNEL starts compulsory recovery of overdue electricity bills",
    "summary": "The state power utility began an intensified bill-collection drive in Kinshasa on 1 October, warning delinquent customers that service may be cut.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Collection drive begins",
        "paragraphs": [
          "SNEL announced that from 1 October it would intensify recovery of unpaid electricity bills in Kinshasa. The public utility said the operation would target overdue accounts as part of efforts to improve collections."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Ouragan",
            "url": "https://www.ouragan.cd/2026/10/snel-lwamba-lance-le-recouvrement-force-des-factures-impayees"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Disconnection warning",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The utility warned that customers who do not regularize their accounts risk disconnection. The initiative is a billing-enforcement measure and is separate from the generation constraints SNEL has cited."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Ouragan",
            "url": "https://www.ouragan.cd/2026/10/snel-lwamba-lance-le-recouvrement-force-des-factures-impayees"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}