Kenya Power engineers at work. [Photo/Businessdaily]
The country is set to cut power tariffs by up to a third for large businesses and manufacturers that carry out operations at night from next month.
According to The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) the offer will take effect from December 1.
The offer will be applicable to commercial and industrial power users who operate from 11pm to 5am.
“The introduction of the night tariffs will help promote commercial and industrial growth in Kenya while maximising on the surplus energy available at off-peak hours,” said ERC acting director-general Pavel Oimeke.The energy charge billed by Kenya Power for commercial consumers metered at above 11 kilovolts (kV) will decrease by a third to Sh5 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from Sh7.50 per unit.
Commercial users who are metered at between 450 volts to 11 kilovolts will pay Sh7 per unit from Sh9.20.