Pupils using Kerosene lanterns to study. Accessing electricity is a challenge to some people in Kenya. (Photo/ standardmedia.co.ke)
Kenyans will be forced to pay more for electricity bills as Kenya power seeks to recover sh 10 billion deferred fuel costs of 2017. Kenya Power said that it undercharged the power consumers resulting to more fuel costs than the bills can settle.
The generation of power faced a lot of challenges including the prolonged droughts. This forced the company to use expensive diesel generators to cover deficits in the long period of droughts. This cost is an impact of drought a d up to sh10 billion is to be recovered by increasing the electricity bills all over the country.
Either, the company delayed the passing on of costs to the consumers according to the Government policy that was implemented last year. Possibly, the electioneering period played a vital role to the increased deficit.
The recovery commenced from October last year and up to sh 2 billion has already been collected. Therefore the company seeks to collect the remaining amount; around sh8 billion, in the coming months of the new year.
“Recoverable fuel costs relate to fuel costs for the month of June to be recovered in July and unrecovered fuel costs, from customers currently in a mitigation fund set up by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), to be passed on at a later date upon approved." read the KPLC report.
Therefore, the consumers should be read to incur more charges for electricity in the new future.