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State mulls unlimited cheaper electricity for EV charging
Director General of Epra, Daniel Kiptoo speaks during a Media Roundtable meeting held by the regulator on May 23, 2024, at Sarova PanAfric Hotel in Nairobi.
Photo credit: File | Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group
The government is considering scrapping the monthly limit on the quantity of cheaper electricity that electric vehicles (EVs) are allowed to enjoy, in a bid to accelerate the adoption of the technology further
The e-mobility tariff, introduced in April last year, presently limits the use of cheaper electricity for EV battery-charging companies to a maximum of 15,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) monthly. Once this limit is reached, they are charged power under the normal tariffs.