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No break for Kenyans as electricity bills go up in new ERC charges
By Sam Gituku For Citizen Digital
An electricity bill.
In Summary
100 Units- Ksh. 2219Energy charge- Ksh.1580Total adjustment fee- Ksh.260Levies- Ksh.80VAT- Ksh.294
Kenyans who consume 100 units are now paying Ksh.381 more in their electricity bills compared to last month.
A spot check by Citizen TV found that heavy electricity consumers are the ones unaffected by the new charges after their power bills came down.
Also Read: Why Gov’t will slap you with Ksh.60 tax on each litre of fuel
At the end of last month, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced that fixed electricity charges of Ksh.150 would be scrapped.
The move was allegedly aimed at reducing electricity bills for Kenyans and it saw the families who use less than 10 units of power benefit alongside bulk power consumers.
However, the middle class Kenyans consuming 11-684 units were hit hard by the new charges.
Also Read:
Why gov’t will slap you with Ksh.60 tax on each litre of fuelCost of power to reduce as ERC scraps fixed cost chargesEnergy regulator’s plan to reduce power bills
Below is a breakdown of the new tariffs on Kenyans’ electricity bills:
10 Units- Ksh.176
Energy charge- Ksh.120
Total adjustment fee- Ksh.26
Levies- Ksh.7
VAT (16%) – Ksh.23
Of the 176 shillings 5percent will go to Rural Electrification and another 3 cents to ERC levy.
100 Units- Ksh. 2219
Energy charge- Ksh.1580
Total adjustment fee- Ksh.260
Levies- Ksh.80
VAT- Ksh.294
500 Units- Ksh.11,095
Energy charge- Ksh.7900
Total adjustment fee- Ksh 1300
Levies- Ksh.423
VAT- Ksh.1472
2000 Units-Ksh. 44,380
Energy charge- Ksh.31,600
Total adjustment fee- Ksh.5,200
Levies-Ksh. 1692
VAT- Ksh. 5,888.
The taxes, levies and adjustments on electricity bills are said to be directed towards funding various government projects and programs.
No break for Kenyans as electricity bills go up in new ERC charges
By Sam Gituku For Citizen Digital
An electricity bill.
In Summary
100 Units- Ksh. 2219Energy charge- Ksh.1580Total adjustment fee- Ksh.260Levies- Ksh.80VAT- Ksh.294
Kenyans who consume 100 units are now paying Ksh.381 more in their electricity bills compared to last month.
A spot check by Citizen TV found that heavy electricity consumers are the ones unaffected by the new charges after their power bills came down.
Also Read: Why Gov’t will slap you with Ksh.60 tax on each litre of fuel
At the end of last month, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced that fixed electricity charges of Ksh.150 would be scrapped.
The move was allegedly aimed at reducing electricity bills for Kenyans and it saw the families who use less than 10 units of power benefit alongside bulk power consumers.
However, the middle class Kenyans consuming 11-684 units were hit hard by the new charges.
Also Read:
Why gov’t will slap you with Ksh.60 tax on each litre of fuelCost of power to reduce as ERC scraps fixed cost chargesEnergy regulator’s plan to reduce power bills
Below is a breakdown of the new tariffs on Kenyans’ electricity bills:
10 Units- Ksh.176
Energy charge- Ksh.120
Total adjustment fee- Ksh.26
Levies- Ksh.7
VAT (16%) – Ksh.23
Of the 176 shillings 5percent will go to Rural Electrification and another 3 cents to ERC levy.
100 Units- Ksh. 2219
Energy charge- Ksh.1580
Total adjustment fee- Ksh.260
Levies- Ksh.80
VAT- Ksh.294
500 Units- Ksh.11,095
Energy charge- Ksh.7900
Total adjustment fee- Ksh 1300
Levies- Ksh.423
VAT- Ksh.1472
2000 Units-Ksh. 44,380
Energy charge- Ksh.31,600
Total adjustment fee- Ksh.5,200
Levies-Ksh. 1692
VAT- Ksh. 5,888.
The taxes, levies and adjustments on electricity bills are said to be directed towards funding various government projects and programs.
