The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has introduced three new charges that will inflate your May 2026 power bill.
The energy regulatory body announced the changes via a public notice, adding a Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Adjustment of 110.33 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). This specific adjustment tacking on roughly Ksh.1.10 extra for every single unit of electricity you consume.
“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 306 Kenya cents per kWh for all meter readings to be taken in May, 2026,” stated EPRA.
Consumers will also incur a heavy Fuel Energy Cost Charge alongside the forex adjustment. This second levy will add Ksh.3.06 per kWh, meaning that the utility provider will charge motorists and households more than Ksh.3 extra per unit.
Third, a Water Resource Management Authority levy adds another Ksh.1.35 per kWh to the bill. This specific levy applies only to power generated from large hydroelectric plants in counties like Machakos, Embu, Kitui, Murang’a, and Kiambu, which form the Seven Forks scheme along the Tana River.
According to EPRA, total exchange losses incurred by power producers dictate the forex charge. These losses hit Ksh.1.17 billion in April alone, stemming from KenGen, independent power producers (IPPs), and the Epic diesel plant, which all purchase equipment or fuel using foreign currency.
EPRA incorporates these foreign currency fluctuations into electricity bills through the Foreign Exchange (Forex) Fluctuation Adjustment. This variable “pass-through” charge changes monthly to recover the currency exchange losses that power generators and suppliers face when servicing dollar-denominated loans and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The regulator calculates the current forex adjustment based on the 1.275 billion kilowatt-hours of total units generated and purchased in April.
Meanwhile, diesel and thermal plants tie directly into the fluctuating fuel charge component.
These soaring electricity tariffs arrive just as newly released fuel prices hit historic highs across the country. EPRA raised the price of Super Petrol by Ksh.16.65 per litre and Diesel by a steep Ksh.46.29 per litre, while keeping Kerosene unchanged. Consequently, motorists and businesses will pay maximum retail prices of Ksh. 214.25 for Super Petrol and Ksh. 242.92 for Diesel for the next 30 days, effective May 15.
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