Regulator agrees to Kenya Power 20pc electricity bill increase

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A technical team at the energy regulator has agreed to higher electricity prices in the wake of renewed push by Kenya Power to have the charges increased by at least 20 percent.

Sources at the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) told the Business Daily that the regulator had agreed to offer the utility a tariff hike, more than one year after Kenya Power submitted its application.

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