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September 29, 2026
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EPRA, Kenya Power Under Fire Over New Electricity Tariff Categories

EPRA, Kenya Power Under Fire Over New Electricity Tariff Categories

The dispute comes months after the government announced that Kenya Power had withdrawn its application for a review of retail electricity tariffs for the 2026/27 to 2028/29 tariff control period...

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The Electricity Consumer Society of Kenya (ECSK) plans to sue the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) over new domestic electricity consumer categorisation, alleging it was done without public participation and will lead to higher costs.

  • EPRA introduced three new tariff categories: Domestic Consumer 1 (DC1), Domestic Consumer 2 (DC2), and Domestic Consumer 3 (DC3).
  • Eng. Isaac Ndereva, ECSK Executive Director, is leading the legal challenge.
  • The new changes merge previous bands (30-60 kWh and 60-100 kWh) into a single 30-100 kWh category (DC2).

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