Large power consumers yet to warm up to off peak power tariff

Policemen in riot gear guards the Kenya Power employee as he disconnects illegal power connection in Fuata Nyayo slum in South B.

Large consumers of electricity are still grappling with the usage of the discounted night power tariff, with just a fraction enlisting to take advantage of the incentive.

Kenya Power said by the end of January, only 850 firms out of 3,700 large and industrial power consumers on its client list had benefited from the Time of Use (ToU) tariff, whereby large power consumers get a 50 per cent discount on power used in the off-peak hours of between 10pm and 6am.