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Gov't announces drastic reduction of electricity bills

Anthony Maina

July 30, 2018 9:41 AM

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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday announced a drastic reduction of electricity bills after they scrapped the Sh150 standing fee charged on power consumers in the country.

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The ERC further announced a 36 percent reduction in retail tariff charged on domestic consumers.

The changes will see Kenyans access significantly cheaper electricity with the cost of power moving from Sh17.77/KWh in 2017/18 to Sh16.64/Kwh 2018/19.

The reduction of retail tariff will take effect from July 1st while scrapping off of the standing charge will be implemented from August 1st 2018.

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