Kenyans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to light up their homes and businesses after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced three electricity tariff adjustments amounting to KSh4.70 per kilowatt-hour for August meter readings.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

In Gazette Notices dated Friday, August 14, EPRA announced a Fuel Energy Cost Charge of Ksh3.51 per kWh, a Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Adjustment of Ksh1.1777 per kWh, and a Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA) levy of Ksh0.015 per kWh.

The three adjustments amount to Ksh4.7027 per kWh for meter readings taken in August 2026.

The authority attributed the increase, especially in fuel energy, to electricity generated and purchased from various power plants in July.

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According to EPRA, the data used to determine the fuel charge included generation from diesel, geothermal, thermal, and other power plants, as well as electricity imports.

"PURSUANT to Clause 1 of Part III of the Schedule of Tariffs 2023, notice is given that all Prices for Electrical Energy specified in Part II of the said Schedule will be liable to a Fuel Energy Cost Charge of Plus 351 Kenya cents per kWh for all meter readings to be taken in August 2026," read one of the notices.

Some of the highest fuel costs were recorded at isolated thermal power stations, including North Horr at Ksh396.12 per kWh, Rhamu at Ksh363.18 per kWh, and Baragoi at Ksh346.75 per kWh, according to the EPRA schedule.

Besides fuel charges, EPRA also announced a Ksh1.17 per kilowatt hour foreign exchange fluctuation adjustment. The authority cited exchange-related costs incurred by players in the electricity supply chain for the rise.

The regulator reported exchange gains or losses totalling approximately Ksh 1.353 billion, involving KenGen, Kenya Power and Independent Power Producers.

At the same time, the surge in August electricity costs was also driven by the hydropower levy.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke