Power cost reduction fails to live up to State's promises

Energy CS Charles Keter when he appeared before the National Assembly Energy Committee over power bills. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Electricity prices for June will reduce marginally despite the recent rains that have resulted in increased use of cheap hydropower that displaced costly power thermal plants.

Power users will pay a fuel cost charge of Sh4.75 per unit of power consumed in June, which is a slight decline from Sh4.95 per unit recorded in May, but still above a Sh2.31 target by the Energy Ministry.