The real cost of State's bid to keep power bills down

Kenya Power workers repair damaged power lines along Moi Avenue in Mombasa. [File, Standard]

The energy sector regulator may have artificially suppressed the cost of electricity in a bid to comply with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive to lower power costs for consumers.

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) in January announced a new tariff, reducing power costs by 15 per cent and now appears to be pulling all stops to ensure this is not reversed.