What&#39;s the problem here?&nbsp;<div><br></div><div><table style="margin:10px auto;padding:0px;max-width:650px;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:1.5em;font-size:0.9em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,&#39;Bookman Old Style&#39;,serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<thead style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><th style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;text-align:center;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">Surcharge</th><th style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;text-align:center;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">
Rate / Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);background-repeat:initial initial"><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">
<font color="#ff0000">Fuel Cost Charge (FCC)</font></td><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">Variable rate per kWh, published monthly by KPLC in the Kenya Gazette (but not on their website!). It is&nbsp;<em style="margin:0px;padding:0px">supposed</em>&nbsp;to be reflective of the cost (to KPLC) of generating electricity during the previous month.</td>
</tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)"><font color="#ff0000">Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuation Adjustment (FERFA)</font></td><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">
Variable rate per kWh, published monthly by KPLC. This includes the &ldquo;sum of the foreign currency costs incurred by KenGen&rdquo;, the &ldquo;sum of the foreign currency costs incurred by [KPLC] other than those costs relating to Electric Power Producers&rdquo;, and the &ldquo;sum of the foreign currency costs incurred by KenGen&rdquo;.</td>
</tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);background-repeat:initial initial"><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)"><font color="#ff0000">Inflation Adjustment (IA)</font></td>
<td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">Variable rate per kWh, published monthly by KPLC. Factors include the &ldquo;Underlying Consumer Price Index as posted by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics&rdquo; and the &ldquo;Consumer Prices Index for all urban consumers (CPI - U) for the US city average for all items 1982 - 84 as published by the United States Department of Labour Statistics&rdquo;. Why on earth does the cost of Kenyan electricity depend on how much folks in the USA are spending?</td>
</tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)"><abbr title="Water Resources Management Authority" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">WARMA</abbr>Levy</td><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">
6 cents per kWh (if someone can explain why on earth this is part of our electricity cost, please let me know!)</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);background-repeat:initial initial">
<td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)"><abbr title="Energy Regulatory Commission" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ERC</abbr>&nbsp;Levy</td><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">
3 cents per kWh</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)"><abbr title="Rural Electrification Programme" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">REP</abbr>&nbsp;Levy</td>
<td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">5% of the base rate</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);background-repeat:initial initial"><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">
VAT</td><td style="margin:0px;padding:2px 5px;border:1px solid rgb(136,136,136)">16% on everything except the WARMA, ERC and REP levies and Inflation Adjustment<br style="margin:0px;padding:0px">(Prior to 2 September 2013, consumption less than 200kWh was exluded from VAT, and VAT was charged at 12%. These concessions were removed in the VAT Act 2013.)</td>
</tr></tbody></table>See, the above rates are variable - which means they will have probably changed &nbsp;- hence your problem.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe, the campaign should be to have your bill broken down - which I think is done if you buy tokens a ta kiosk, rather than on M-Pesa.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br>On Friday, 7 February 2014, Odhiambo Washington &lt;<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div>Dennis,</div><div><br></div>We want KPLC to notify us, via SMS, and also publish the same conspicuously on their website the applicable rates, whenever they alter them. Same way they bang us with SMS when their systems go down.<div>


<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 February 2014 13:32, Dennis Kioko <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;dmbuvi@gmail.com&#39;);" target="_blank">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>


<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Lol.&nbsp;<div>I love you guys.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Go ahead with the protest. Yes, we demand official stats.&nbsp;</div><div>


<br></div><div>(so what next after you get the stats?)</div><div><div><br>On Friday, 7 February 2014, Alex Gabriel &lt;<a>alexgabbie@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>


</div><div><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Unfortunately the stats are not from KenyaPower office...We need Kenya power to sensitize Kenyans on what they should expect in terms of units from various amounts spent on per month basis.<br>



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<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Alex Gabriel</div></div>
<br><br><div>On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 1:26 PM, ty <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a>tyruskam@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">Might add some insight. Got this from KPLC&#39;s a/c</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br></div><div><font color="#000099"><a href="http://rayofsolaris.net/misc/kenya-electricity/" target="_blank">http://rayofsolaris.net/misc/kenya-electricity/</a></font><br>





</div></div><div><div><div><br><br><div>On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Mark Mwangi <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a>mwangy@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Ian suggests we switch to #kplcprepaid &nbsp;sounds simpler to me and easier to me.&nbsp;</div><div>
<div><div><br><br><div>On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 1:02 PM, ambrose kimaiyo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a>mail2ambrose@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>



<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Nice guys.. Petition for the monthly formula.<br></div><div><div><div>

<br><br><div>On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Mark Mwangi <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a>mwangy@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Ok then #kplctokenformula is the hashtag to use. lets begin and hope for a fruitful discussion.&nbsp;<div><br>




</div></div><div><div><div><br><br><div>On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Alex Gabriel <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a>alexgabbie@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>






<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Below is the harshtag to use...Let kick off.cheers<br><div><br>#kplctokenformula <br></div></div><div>






<span><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Alex Gabriel</div></div></font></span><div><div>
<br><br><div>On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Dennis Kioko <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a>dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">







<p dir="ltr">Units have a standard rate. <br>
What varies are Forex adjustments, oil charges. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So they first bill you for all the forex, oil, rural electrification, erb . </p>
<p dir="ltr">From the remainder, they bill you for units. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Units are also billed at different rates depending on how many you buy. So at some point, you will get lesser units for more cash. </p><div><div>
<div>On 7 Feb 2014 12:36, &quot;Mark Mwangi&quot; &lt;<a>mwangy@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">








<div dir="ltr">@Dennis The problem is not the usage its how a unit is priced. there should be a uniform or rather balanced estimate of how much say 1000 /- will get you. Right now its a lottery. &nbsp;</div><div>










<br><br><div>On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Alex Gabriel <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a>alexgabbie@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">










<div dir="ltr"><div>Mr.Ambrose I totally support you..tweeter is the way to go?Let us make it a trending topic.<br><br></div>Who wants to take full leadership and come up with a harsh tag?By all means there is definitely a huge number of Kenyan&#39;s who would love to get the monthly calculation formula.<span><font color="#888888"><br>















</font></span></div><div><span><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Alex Gabriel</div></div></font></span><div><div>
<br><br><div>On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 12:22 PM, ambrose kimaiyo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a></a></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote>



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