– The electricity distributor is no longer issuing a breakdown of electricity bills for various items such tax, fuel energy charge, inflation adjustment, regulatory levies and other surcharges
– There has been an increase in the fuel surcharge and forex adjustment costs owing to KPLC’s overreliance on diesel-powered generators to generate electricity
– The power company had raised concerns after learning Kenyan companies and citizens were shifting to cheaper solar energy
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Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has resorted to hiding tokens pricing for prepaid customers after a public uproar where consumers threatened to switch to solar power.
Kenya Power engineers relocating power lines to pave way for the Nairobi Expressway. Photo: Kenya Power.
Source: Facebook No more breakdown of costs
The electricity distributor is no longer issuing a breakdown of electricity bills for various items such as tax, fuel energy charge, inflation adjustment, regulatory levies and other surcharges thereby denying Kenyans the opportunity to interrogate their payment statements.
According to Business Daily , the company previously provided the details in statements to more than six million pre-paid customers through their mobile phones but has decided to lump the charges. PAY ATTENTION : Click ‘See First’ under ‘Follow’ Tab to see Tuko.co.ke news on your FB Feed
There has been an increase in the fuel surcharge and forex adjustment costs owing to KPLC’s overreliance on diesel-powered generators to generate electricity despite Kenya being ranked among the top seven geothermal power producers globally.
The weakening Kenyan shilling has also contributed the rising costs as it means rise in import costs of the commodity. Kenyans shifting to solar power
Earlier, KPLC raised concerns after learning Kenyan companies and citizens were shifting to cheaper solar energy.The electricity transmitter in its annual report said about 54.8 % of revenue from the industrial users was on the downward trend.The company generated KSh 63 billion from industrial customers which accounted for 45 % of its total revenue, it said in its latest annual report.The demand growth for the year under review stagnated at 3.7% way below the 5% which the company had projected in the previous financial year. “The dampened demand growth is further compounded with the increased threats of grid defection by the industrial category as decentralised renewable energy options are becoming more available and cheaper," it stated. Kenya Power posted a […]
