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Usage dropped 13pc with 848.6 million units of power used compared to 978.1 million units in March.
It is also in comparison to the average monthly consumption in 2019, which stood at 950 million kWh per month.
Other measures that have followed, all of which have played part in reducing power consumption include the cessation of movement in some areas including the Nairobi Metropolitan Area, Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, and Mandera counties.
While the measures may have seen more people stay at home and hence increasing domestic power usage, it is the industrial customers that account for the larger proportion of the consumed power.
EPRA has also announced a reduction in the cost of electricity. The regulator put the Fuel Cost Charge at Sh2.40 per unit for power consumed in May compared to Sh2.50 in April.
This follows sustained rains, limiting the use of thermal power generators.
The regulator also reduced the foreign exchange adjustment fee to 14 cents from 23 cents - the levy, which shields the power industry against currency fluctuations when servicing foreign debt.
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