New charge sets up consumers for higher petroleum prices charge
The energy sector regulator has allowed oil marketers to pass on the rising cost of financing their business to consumers, setting up motorists for higher pump prices.
The decision came in the form of a “cost of credit” surcharge that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) introduced in this month’s price adjustments jerking up pump prices by Sh0.62 per litre.
Commercial bank lending rates rose by an average of 10 percentage points since the November 14 review and will henceforth reflect in the ERC’s monthly price reviews.
ERC director general Kaburu Mwirichia said the borrowing cost surcharge will be adjusted on a quarterly basis, indicating that consumers are likely to shoulder the steep rise in lending rates in the next three months.
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