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Kenyan consumers set to pay more in ERC’s electricity tariff review

A man reading the electricity meter (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has restructured the subsidised tariff currently targeted at low income electricity consumers in a move that will see many that have enjoyed the low-priced power locked out. They will instead pay higher charges.

Under a new billing structure by ERC, the lifeline tariff has been capped at 15 units of power per month from the current regime where low-income earners had a leeway of up to 50 units, and pay at subsidised rates.

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