Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is drafting regulations to allow electricity producers to sell directly to all consumer groups, bringing an end to a monopoly held by Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).

But the authority has said it will ensure that the government is not left “holding the baby,” signalling that the opening up of the electricity distribution market could be somewhat muted, Business Daily reports.

Independent power producers (IPPs) earlier in June petitioned Parliament to operationalise Section 136 of the Energy Act, 2019, which compels KPLC to allow non-discriminatory access to its transmission system for use by any licensed distributor upon payment of transmission (wheeling) charges.

Proposed reforms are expected to enable electricity generators to sell power directly to consumers through wheeling, which is expected to boost the reliability of the electricity supply and bring down prices.

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