Electricity Prices to Jump by Ksh5.24 Per Unit in October After EPRA Review

by Maurine Kirambia on Sunday, 12 October 2025 - 2:50 pm

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Kenyans across the country will have to pay Ksh5.24 more per unit or Kilowatt Hour (kWh) for their electricity in October.

This is according to the latest review of prices by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), as reported in the August 9 issue of the Kenya Gazette.

Firstly, Kenyans will part with Ksh3.69 more per kWh due to the rising cost of fuel energy used in the production of electricity.

"Pursuant to Clause 1 of Part III of the Schedule of Tariffs 2023, notice is given that all prices for electrical energy specified in Part II of the said Schedule will be liable to a fuel energy cost charge of plus 369 Kenya cents per kWh for all meter readings to be taken in October, 2025," the notice read in part.

Another Ksh1.5 per kWh will be applied to all meter readings in October to cover the foreign exchange fluctuation adjustment.

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"Pursuant to Clause 2 of Part III of the Schedule of Tariffs 2023, Notice is given that all prices for electrical energy specified in Part II of the said Schedule will be liable to a foreign exchange fluctuation adjustment of plus 153.82 cents per kWh for all meter readings taken in October, 2025," the notice read.

The last adjustment in the series of notices is 1.24 cents per kWh, which will be remitted for the Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA) Levy.

"Pursuant to Clause 5 of Part III of the Schedule of Tariffs 2023, Notice is hereby given that all prices for Electrical Energy specified in Part II -(A) of the said Schedule will be liable to a Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA) Levy of Plus 1.24 Cents per kWh for all meter readings taken in October 2025," the notice read.

This means that all Kenya Power customers, both prepay and postpay, will have to dig a little deeper in their pockets to cover the cost, as the Ksh5.24 will be applied to any unit purchased or used.

For a household that uses just 30 units per month, for instance, they will have to cough up Ksh157.2 more for their October electricity bill.

In addition to these charges, their electricity bill will also be subject to more charges, as is the norm, including a 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT).

Five per cent of the costs of the units consumed by the customer will also be remitted for the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) Levy to facilitate the implementation of rural electrification projects, and lastly, an EPRA levy of 3 cents per unit will be applied.