Poor homes to pay more as electricity subsidy scrapped

Energy and Petroleum Secretary Charles Keter addresses the press at his office in Nairobi on January 8, 2018. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

Electricity bills for low-income households could rise from April while charges for middle-income homes are set to drop with the expected coming to an end of subsidies for small consumers.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday said it will implement a new tariff that will have uniform charges for domestic customers, eliminating a subsidy that has for long helped to keep power bills for small consumers low. 

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