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Kenya’s electric mobility records fastest year-on-year growth in electricity consumption
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Kenya’s electric mobility recorded the fastest year-on-year growth in electricity consumption, according to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority(EPRA) statistics report, increasing by 143.01 percent from 5.04 GWh to 12.25 GWh during the year.
EPRA noted that the growth followed increased uptake of the e-mobility tariff, while the regulator also reviewed the tariff to remove the 15,000 kWh monthly consumption cap to facilitate greater use by electric mobility customers.
The original e-mobility tariff, introduced in April 2023, was designed to give the emerging industry cheaper electricity and encourage charging during periods when demand on the national grid is low.
Under the tariff, e-mobility customers connected at 240 or 415 volts were charged Sh16 per kilowatt-hour, with the rate falling to Sh8 per kWh during designated off-peak periods.
But the incentive came with a major limitation. The preferential e-mobility category was capped at 15,000 kWh a month.
Once an operator crossed the threshold, the economics became less attractive, creating a major obstacle for businesses expanding their charging networks or operating high-volume battery-swapping stations.