Kenya's EPRA sets three electricity charges totalling about KSh 4.10 per kWh

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has set three electricity charges that add up to about KSh 4.10 per kWh, the Kenyan news website Kenyans.co.ke reported on 10 October, citing a notice dated Friday 9 October.

The largest is a fuel energy cost charge of KSh 3.22 per kWh, according to Kenyans.co.ke. The other two are a foreign exchange adjustment of 87 cents (KSh 0.87) per kWh and a Water Resource Management Authority levy of 1.34 cents (KSh 0.0134) per kWh. Kenyans.co.ke said the fuel charge and the water levy apply to October readings and the foreign exchange adjustment to September readings.

Kenyans.co.ke said the foreign exchange adjustment reflects exchange-rate costs, because many power purchase agreements are priced in foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar.

For August meter readings, Kenyans.co.ke reported on 17 August, citing notices dated 14 August, that the fuel energy cost charge was KSh 3.51 per kWh, the foreign exchange adjustment KSh 1.1777 and the water levy KSh 0.015. It put the August total at KSh 4.7027 per kWh.