Kenya Power Seeks To Raise Electricity Tariffs
Kenyans might pay higher Electricity bills beginning April this year if tariff review proposal by Kenya Power aimed at generating more cash for the utility will be implemented.
In the proposed rates, domestic users and small businesses will face the highest increase as the utility firm seeks to revise the Life-Line consumption band from the current 100 kWh per month to 30kWh per month.
Power customers using more than 30 units will be required to pay KSh 21.68/kWh, while those using less than 30 units pay KSh 14/kWh.
‘Major development… Kenya Power has submitted its application for tariff revision to EPRA. One key thing to note is that the utility is proposing Lifeline Tariff now applies from 0-30kWh/month instead of 0-100kWh/month. If you consume >30kWh you’ll part with Kes 21.68,’ Julians Amboko noted on His twitter account.
If EPRA approves the change in tariffs, customers using over 30 units will pay 117% more per unit while those using less than 30 units per month pay 40% more.
This comes at a time when President William Ruto assured Kenyans that electricity prices will remain constantdespite the removal of subsidies.
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