Gov’t Announces Increased Electricity Prices For December
Electricity costs are expected to rise in December after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) revised water levy pricing upward.
In an official notification dated Friday, December 13, the government announced that all energy bills will be charged an additional Ksh1.35 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) due to an increase in the Water Resource Management Authority’s (WRMA) fee.
“Pursuant to Clause 5 of Part III of the Schedule of Tariffs 2023, notice is given that all prices for electrical energy specified in Part II-(A) of the said Schedule will be liable to a Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA) levy of plus 1.35 cents per kWh for all meter readings taken in December 2024,” the notice read in part.
According to a notice issued by Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, the WRMA fee is computed and based on electricity purchased from hydropower facilities having a capacity of one megawatt (MW) or more.
In accordance with Section 101(y) of the Petroleum Act 2019 and Legal Notice No.192 of 2022, we have calculated the maximum retail prices of petroleum products which will be in force from 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 to 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.^DC pic.twitter.com/TL3og7n3Ip
— Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (@EPRA_Ke) December 14, 2024
The approved rate for this charge is Ksh5.00 per kWh.
Kenyans would see an increase in their electricity bills as a result of the new fee, which is calculated based on the amount of hydropower-generated electricity utilized.
The current electricity price is Ksh28.57 per kWh for household consumers that use more than 100 kWh per month.
With the levy rise, Kenyans will now pay Ksh29.92 per kWh beginning in December 2024.
According to the notice, the country’s various hydroelectric facilities generated a total of 267,313,330 kWh of electricity during November 2024.
Gitaru topped in production with 53,577,610 kWh, followed by Kamburu (8,318,350 kWh) and Kiambere (60,275,300).
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Other plants include Kindaruma, Masinga, Tana, Wanjii, Sagana, Turkwel, Gogo, Sondu Miriu, and Songoro.
This hike comes only days after the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Energy suggested a change to the Energy Act of 2019 in an effort to reduce energy costs.
Following a proposal introduced by Laikipia Woman Representative Jane Kagiri, the committee suggested that consumers, labour unions, sector specialists, industry players, and other energy stakeholders be able to propose representatives to the energy regulator’s board.
The aim of incorporating these stakeholder organizations on EPRA’s board is to guarantee that their perspectives are heard in the energy regulator’s decision-making process, including the determination of power rates.
Gov’t Announces Increased Electricity Prices For December
