Kenyans to pay more for electricity as EPRA announce new tariffs
Kenyans will have to dig deeper into their pockets as electricity prices are expected to rise as from next week after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) approved higher tariffs by Kenya Power.
In the new revised tariffs that take effect on April 1 this year. customers using 30 units and below will now pay Sh12 per unit from the previous Sh10.
Consumers using between 30-100 units will now pay Sh16 per unit from Sh10 previously.
The cost of 101-500 units will cost Sh20.97 per unit up from the previous Sh15.80.
“With a view of meeting the social policy objective, the Lifeline Tariff band has been reduced from 100-kilowatt hour (kWh) per month to 30kWh, to cushion and address the needs of low income households in the society,” EPRA stated.
“Accordingly, these consumers will be cross subsidised by the other consumer categories in order to protect the vulnerable members of society. Despite this reduction, the Lifeline Tariff band will account for 6.3million customers, representing 71.31 percent of the total number of consumers. This covers a majority of the vulnerable sector base; also known as “Hustlers”, EPRA added.
In October 2022, Kenya Power submitted an application to EPRA to increase energy charges for the next three years.
The new tariffs will see Kenya Power net Sh2184.9billion, Sh189.6biullion and Sh193.7billion in revenues for 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 fiscal years respectively.
According to EPRA, this will meet energy purchase costs and allow for system expansion.
