Kenyan consumers can now rejoice as electricity prices have taken a dip for the month of April. Kenya Power announced on Monday that the price reduction stems from the strengthening of the Kenyan Shilling and a decrease in fuel costs used for electricity generation.
“We are happy to note that the reduction has given reprieve to our customers and we are optimistic that the prevailing macro-economic environment and the improved hydrology, which enables us to dispatch less thermal power, will sustain the benefit to our customers,” said Kenya Power’s Managing Director & CEO, Dr. (Eng.) Joseph Siror.
Customers falling under the Domestic Customer 1 (DC1) tariff band, consuming less than 30 units monthly, will benefit from a significant 13.7 percent reduction. This adjustment means they will now pay Ksh.629, down from Ksh.729 in March 2024 for the same amount of units.
Similarly, households falling under the Domestic Customer 2 (DC2) tariff band, utilizing an average of 31-100 units per month, will witness an 11.2% decrease. Their bill will now stand at Ksh.1,574, down from Ksh.1,773 in March 2024.
For consumers falling under the Domestic Customer 3 (DC3) tariff band, consuming over 100 units monthly, there will be a 9.7% reduction. This translates to a revised bill of Ksh.3,728, down from Ksh.4,127.
This significant drop in electricity prices echoes a similar trend seen in February when prices decreased by Ksh.3.44 per unit for all consumers.
