NB: This tariff is applicable to post paid customers as well as the prepaid ones;
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
