9 April 2014

Kenya Power Electricity Pre-paid Power Tarrifs

and the charges are the same.
C H A R G E S I N T A R I F F D C ( D o m e s t i c C o n s u m e r s )
a)
A Monthly Fixed Charge of KSh 120.00*
b)
Energy charges of :
-
KSh 2.00 per Unit for 0 - 50 Units bought;
-
KSh 8.10 per Unit for 51-1,500 Units bought;
-
KSh 18.57 per Unit for Units bought above 1,500.
* Unit stands for Kilowatt-Hour (kWh)
* If Tariff DC (Domestic Consumers) is used in conjunction with Method IT (The Interruptible) – in this
case – DO – (Water Heating meter) at the same supply terminals, then the combined Fixed Charge for
both Methods of Charge shall be KSh 240.00
T A X E S & L E V I E S
The customer shall pay any taxes, levies or duties imposed from time to time by the Government.
At present, the following are levied by the Government:
i.
VAT* at 12% charged to:
a)
Fixed Charge
b)
Demand Charge (not applicable to domestic customers)
c)
Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Adjustment
d)
Fuel Cost and;
e)
Inflation Adjustment
f )
Taxable value of electrical energy consumed in a manner required by the Government.
ii.
Rural Electrification Programme (REP) levy at 5% of revenue from Unit sales.
iii.
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) levy at 3 Kenya cents/kWh
* Fifth Schedule of Value Added Tax Act Cap 476 exempts VAT on supply of electrical energy to a
domestic household where the consumption does not exceed two hundred kilowatt-hours (units).
W H A T Y O U S H O U L D K N O W A B O U T V A T !
As per the Fifth Schedule of the Value Added Tax Act Cap 476:
“VAT shall be exempt in the supply of electrical energy to a domestic household where the
consumption does not exceed two hundred kilowatt-hours (200kWh).”
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EXCEED 200 UNITS IN A MONTH?
VAT charges shall be levied on all the electrical energy (units) bought from the beginning of the
month.
W H A T Y O U S H O U L D K N O W A B O U T T A R I F F D C
Tariff DC is a
step
tariff
and
two
tokens
of
the
same
amount
may
not
give
you
the
same
number
of units depending on the step you are in amongst other factors.
KPLC’s
vending
system
is
online;
hence
the
system
keeps
a
record
of
all
previous
purchases
and is thus able to determine the appropriate step in the tariff calculation
Source:kenyapower.co.ke/mplan/Pre-paid power user guide rev1.pdf

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