Mukiha wrote:Are high power bills a result of KPLC inefficiency? No! Half of the bill goes to Fuel-cost adjustments. These arise from the use of emergency power producers who run diesel generators. Thus the choice we have is cheap power that is not enough for everyone, or expensive power that is enough.
KPLC does NOT produce power! So it is unfair to blame it for the added cost.
@Mukiha, your input in the morning was good. It left me dumbstruck for hours. And like a slap or joke told in the morning, my reaction is 6 hours too late...
Catch my timeline:
1996: Power is expensive I shout at KPLC
2006: Power is expensive I shout at Kengen
2010: Blackout in Nairobi I don't know whether to shout at KPLC/Kengen/ KETARCO
Only thing in common is government and we're screwed. In fact, KPLC, a customer facing entity providing poor service has continually morphed to my detriment. I deal with the same person but they create more and more people for me to blame.
If KPLC is serving me and I want cheaper power, they should source it elsewhere. That's what would happen if I could choose between KPLC and another provider.
So an analogy perhaps: If Safaricom currently serving me decides to sell it's network to Nokia-Siemens then comes smiling with the line 'We are keen to be of service but don't blame us for congestion'
I'd move faster than you could say 'YU'