When you spend under sh 2,800 per month on elec units, you are not charged for VAT. If you go above that figure, you need to pay VAT. I was informed on this in a frustrated call to customer care after a bulk buying attempt. I'm not sure about month about paying for the monthly charges if you pay in bulk but the VAT (Very Annoying Tax) is enough of a deterrent for me. If you buy units via mpesa, you don't get the detailed report of how half your payment goes into "fuel index charge" and "forex charge". 2011/5/21 Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com>
Wesley, Inline answers On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 1:15 PM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>wrote:
@Bernard: If that's the case, wont KPLC loose money when ppl go on a frenzy to purchase Elec when the dry season is coming up? KPLC would pay Kengen extra if Kengen starts using diesel generators, or we all go dark?
@Brian: So, if one buy X units in January and the units last until June, when they top up in June, they will b charged the standing charges from January to June? Well, it does make sense to pay the standing charges at the next top-up since when they purchase the X units, they don't know how many months the units will last, therefore they cannot pay the standing charges at that time.
*You pay standing charges from February to June, regardless of mode of top up.* *From a past experience I was not aware of the said fact and sent via MPESA. To which I didn't receive the top up digits.* *I called KPLC support and was told what I had sent was not enough due to the monthly standing charge. So I added more via MPESA and this is when my woes begun. I didn't receive the top up digits and I had to physically visit a KPLC centre with the MPESA transaction codes and amount for them to normalize the account.*
A couple of questions:
What happens when they top-up via M-Pesa? What if many ppl purchase power worth 2 years? KPLC wont have received standing charges worth 2 years from all those ppl??
Just to clarify the issue:
Let's say one buys 500 units, and they know their monthly estimate is 100 units. So they would have bought Elec for 5 months. Further, let's say they bought their 500 units at 10/-, so they paid 5,000. On the following month KPLC changes the rate to 20/- per unit. If KPLC somehow doesn't adjust their pre-paid meter, They would still be consuming Elec at the rate of 10/- per unit for the remaining 4 months.
O_O?
--- On *Sat, 5/21/11, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com>* wrote:
From: Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] KPLC pre-paid meters To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 12:41 PM
Wesley, The beauty of prepay system is that the prevailing rates will apply at the time of purchase. There's no backend system that will adjust your meter.
./bernard sent from my android device.
On May 21, 2011 12:37 PM, "Brian L" <lusiola@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=lusiola@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM, wesley kirinya < kiriinya2000@yahoo.com <http://mc/compose?to=kiriinya2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hey Skunk(ette)s,
For those who've used the KPLC pre-paid meters:
When electricity rates change, how is KPLC able to adjust the rates on the pre-paid meters? i.e. If one buys Elec that can last for a couple of months, then KPLC's rate doubles the next month, what happens? In the old system, the monthly bill would show the adjusted rate and payment.
o_o?
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Wesley, About rate changes I think they are implemented on the back end since you purchase a certain number of units. One(1) unit may not last as long as it used to if its more expensive or vice versa. Personally I have not seen any documentation to the certify above. When you buy electricity for a couple of months (IMO not a good idea), the next time you top up you still get charged for the monthly standing charges which is around KES120 - 180 per month.
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