C H A RG E S I N T A R I F F D C (Domes t ic Consumer 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.
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).
WH AT YO U S H O U L D K N OW A B O U T VAT !
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.
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