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Small businesses to benefit from state's cheap power plans

Kenya Power CEO Dr Ken Tarus (left) with Energy Principal Secretary Eng Joseph Njoroge during the firm’s Annual General Meeting on Friday. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Kenya Power plans connect small and medium enterprises to cheap power. The new power tariff, which large manufacturers have started enjoying, will reduce the cost of power by half when producing during off-peak hours.

The power retailer is expected to install smart metres on the premises of its SME customers, which will enable them take advantage of the tariff whose implementation began yesterday.

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