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?
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM, wesley kirinya <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. -- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\|
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> wrote:
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM, wesley kirinya <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.
-- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\|
Why would standing charge be this high and consindering high rates. Plus their work has been minimized. Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Kenya -----Original Message----- From: Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> Sender: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 12:41:54 To: Skunkworks Mailing List<skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Reply-To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] KPLC pre-paid meters _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
@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. 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> wrote:
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM, wesley kirinya <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.
-- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\|
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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.
-- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\|
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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.
-- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\|
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@kuria You have forgotten to mention the ERC charge, REP charge and inflation adjustment charge...... On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Gichingiri Kuria <gmail@gichingiri.com>wrote:
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.
-- Lusiola Brian |3 R 1 /-\ |\|
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I am sure they will find a way to factor in revenue lost since there will be no reconnection fees. On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Nicholas Mutinda <mutindah@gmail.com>wrote:
@kuria
You have forgotten to mention the ERC charge, REP charge and inflation adjustment charge......
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Gichingiri Kuria <gmail@gichingiri.com>wrote:
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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Your deposit is not refunded - Please read the FAQ ./Ok3ch On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 5:35 PM, kennedy kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com> wrote:
BTW, what happens to my bill if I had not cleared?
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Nicholas Mutinda <mutindah@gmail.com> wrote:
@kuria You have forgotten to mention the ERC charge, REP charge and inflation adjustment charge......
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On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Your deposit is not refunded - Please read the FAQ
./Ok3ch
What if my bill was more than the 2500 deposit. The final bill I got was 17K whereas my usage is at most 2k per month!
Then the next time you top-up your pre-paid box, it will deduct the balance i.e 15,500/- until fully paid. You might top up for 10k and still have no elec since it will all go into paying your previous balance. This question is also answered in the FAQ published on newspapers and also handed out when your meter is changed :-) ./Ok3ch On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 4:50 PM, kennedy kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Your deposit is not refunded - Please read the FAQ
./Ok3ch
What if my bill was more than the 2500 deposit. The final bill I got was 17K whereas my usage is at most 2k per month!
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Well, this is yet to happen after the change and topping up. I thought the same too... On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 6:52 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Then the next time you top-up your pre-paid box, it will deduct the balance i.e 15,500/- until fully paid. You might top up for 10k and still have no elec since it will all go into paying your previous balance. This question is also answered in the FAQ published on newspapers and also handed out when your meter is changed :-)
./Ok3ch
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 4:50 PM, kennedy kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Your deposit is not refunded - Please read the FAQ
./Ok3ch
What if my bill was more than the 2500 deposit. The final bill I got was
17K
whereas my usage is at most 2k per month!
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When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters will undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry. ./Ok3ch On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:11 AM, kennedy kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com> wrote:
Well, this is yet to happen after the change and topping up. I thought the same too...
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 6:52 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Then the next time you top-up your pre-paid box, it will deduct the balance i.e 15,500/- until fully paid. You might top up for 10k and still have no elec since it will all go into paying your previous balance. This question is also answered in the FAQ published on newspapers and also handed out when your meter is changed :-)
./Ok3ch
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 4:50 PM, kennedy kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Your deposit is not refunded - Please read the FAQ
./Ok3ch
What if my bill was more than the 2500 deposit. The final bill I got was 17K whereas my usage is at most 2k per month!
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ahh...OK. Will give them a visit. Cheers! On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters will undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry.
./Ok3ch
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:11 AM, kennedy kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com> wrote:
Well, this is yet to happen after the change and topping up. I thought the same too...
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 6:52 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Then the next time you top-up your pre-paid box, it will deduct the balance i.e 15,500/- until fully paid. You might top up for 10k and still have no elec since it will all go into paying your previous balance. This question is also answered in the FAQ published on newspapers and also handed out when your meter is changed :-)
./Ok3ch
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 4:50 PM, kennedy kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com>
wrote:
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com>
wrote:
Your deposit is not refunded - Please read the FAQ
./Ok3ch
What if my bill was more than the 2500 deposit. The final bill I got was 17K whereas my usage is at most 2k per month!
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On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 09:31, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters will undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry.
Ok. Can someone explain this one to me, please. In our office,our monthly electricity bill with the postpaid was always an average KES 50,000 (BTW, I need the services of an electrical contractor to come and tell me where all this power is going. So if you know someone, refer them to me). Recently, KPLC came and installed prepaid meters at Wilson Airport. Since then, our consumption has risen to an average or KES 20,000 per week! So, tell me - if we've paid 50k (avg) monthly all these years, how comes now we're averaging 80k monthly? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
@ Wash, 80K? I'll seal my lip, on this one. But the rationale could be that there are some places where the rates (consumption per unit) charged are higher. For instance, my friend tells me when he was staying at South B, the units he was charged were much higher, than what he's paying at his current location in Ruaka.
From this, if at all that's the case, Wilson Airport area is a high unit area than say, Kibera (which is next door). But still, the logic does not make sense. I thought with pre-pay, the consumption should have dropped instead of rising. Unfortunately, KPLC will always keep you guessing.
On 30/05/2011, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 09:31, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters will undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry.
Ok. Can someone explain this one to me, please.
In our office,our monthly electricity bill with the postpaid was always an average KES 50,000 (BTW, I need the services of an electrical contractor to come and tell me where all this power is going. So if you know someone, refer them to me).
Recently, KPLC came and installed prepaid meters at Wilson Airport. Since then, our consumption has risen to an average or KES 20,000 per week!
So, tell me - if we've paid 50k (avg) monthly all these years, how comes now we're averaging 80k monthly?
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My Meter and my Neighbors prepay meter are faulty (to our advantage). since the initial 60 units, the units have not gone below 20 units, once it gets to 20, it resets itself back to 29....for the past one month since installation. I also know a couple of other people with the same Problem/bahati makes me wonder how much revenue KPLC is loosing and whether they did test these system thoroughly... I hope they will have no way of catching up with me..[?]..but am saving my usual 2K just in case. Peris On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com>wrote:
@ Wash, 80K? I'll seal my lip, on this one. But the rationale could be that there are some places where the rates (consumption per unit) charged are higher. For instance, my friend tells me when he was staying at South B, the units he was charged were much higher, than what he's paying at his current location in Ruaka. From this, if at all that's the case, Wilson Airport area is a high unit area than say, Kibera (which is next door). But still, the logic does not make sense. I thought with pre-pay, the consumption should have dropped instead of rising. Unfortunately, KPLC will always keep you guessing.
On 30/05/2011, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 09:31, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters will undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry.
Ok. Can someone explain this one to me, please.
In our office,our monthly electricity bill with the postpaid was always an average KES 50,000 (BTW, I need the services of an electrical contractor to come and tell me where all this power is going. So if you know someone, refer them to me).
Recently, KPLC came and installed prepaid meters at Wilson Airport. Since then, our consumption has risen to an average or KES 20,000 per week!
So, tell me - if we've paid 50k (avg) monthly all these years, how comes now we're averaging 80k monthly?
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@ Peris, KPLC's loss is negligible. Today I went to pay my bill via cheque and after the cashier keyed in my details as I waited fro the print confirmation, he started counting the checques before him, which were around 4. The amount of money that these cheques had was about 1.3 million shillings. It left me wondering how much money the firm makes in a day. So a few units of loss to them don't 'matter' a lot. But imagine what would happen if bouncing cheques were sent over to KPLC? On 02/06/2011, peris wangui <periswangui@gmail.com> wrote:
My Meter and my Neighbors prepay meter are faulty (to our advantage). since the initial 60 units, the units have not gone below 20 units, once it gets to 20, it resets itself back to 29....for the past one month since installation. I also know a couple of other people with the same Problem/bahati makes me wonder how much revenue KPLC is loosing and whether they did test these system thoroughly... I hope they will have no way of catching up with me..[?]..but am saving my usual 2K just in case.
Peris
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
@ Wash, 80K? I'll seal my lip, on this one. But the rationale could be that there are some places where the rates (consumption per unit) charged are higher. For instance, my friend tells me when he was staying at South B, the units he was charged were much higher, than what he's paying at his current location in Ruaka. From this, if at all that's the case, Wilson Airport area is a high unit area than say, Kibera (which is next door). But still, the logic does not make sense. I thought with pre-pay, the consumption should have dropped instead of rising. Unfortunately, KPLC will always keep you guessing.
On 30/05/2011, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 09:31, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters will undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry.
Ok. Can someone explain this one to me, please.
In our office,our monthly electricity bill with the postpaid was always an average KES 50,000 (BTW, I need the services of an electrical contractor to come and tell me where all this power is going. So if you know someone, refer them to me).
Recently, KPLC came and installed prepaid meters at Wilson Airport. Since then, our consumption has risen to an average or KES 20,000 per week!
So, tell me - if we've paid 50k (avg) monthly all these years, how comes now we're averaging 80k monthly?
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@Peris The prepay system is based on an Intelligent Network (IN) and for any units consumed logs (Usage Detail Recordss) are generated. If these logs are well kept then these guys can always bill you later. Many Thanks On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com>wrote:
@ Peris, KPLC's loss is negligible. Today I went to pay my bill via cheque and after the cashier keyed in my details as I waited fro the print confirmation, he started counting the checques before him, which were around 4. The amount of money that these cheques had was about 1.3 million shillings. It left me wondering how much money the firm makes in a day. So a few units of loss to them don't 'matter' a lot. But imagine what would happen if bouncing cheques were sent over to KPLC?
On 02/06/2011, peris wangui <periswangui@gmail.com> wrote:
My Meter and my Neighbors prepay meter are faulty (to our advantage). since the initial 60 units, the units have not gone below 20 units, once it gets to 20, it resets itself back to 29....for the past one month since installation. I also know a couple of other people with the same Problem/bahati makes me wonder how much revenue KPLC is loosing and whether they did test these system thoroughly... I hope they will have no way of catching up with me..[?]..but am saving my usual 2K just in case.
Peris
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau < solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
@ Wash, 80K? I'll seal my lip, on this one. But the rationale could be that there are some places where the rates (consumption per unit) charged are higher. For instance, my friend tells me when he was staying at South B, the units he was charged were much higher, than what he's paying at his current location in Ruaka. From this, if at all that's the case, Wilson Airport area is a high unit area than say, Kibera (which is next door). But still, the logic does not make sense. I thought with pre-pay, the consumption should have dropped instead of rising. Unfortunately, KPLC will always keep you guessing.
On 30/05/2011, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 09:31, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters
will
undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry.
Ok. Can someone explain this one to me, please.
In our office,our monthly electricity bill with the postpaid was always an average KES 50,000 (BTW, I need the services of an electrical contractor to come and tell me where all this power is going. So if you know someone, refer them to me).
Recently, KPLC came and installed prepaid meters at Wilson Airport. Since then, our consumption has risen to an average or KES 20,000 per week!
So, tell me - if we've paid 50k (avg) monthly all these years, how comes now we're averaging 80k monthly?
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I had a 'problem' where my units were moving superfast. In the first month of the prepaid meters I paid more than double what the monthly bill used to be. Then I noticed that there are times the indoor unit would show the sign for 'no load' when a number of appliances were on. I tried the main switch at the meter box and that seemed to put off our neighbour's power and vice versa. I informed my neighbour about the 'problem' and he said I may get the flat electrician to fix it. The electrician gave a long story where the wiring 'problem' was in a way that I was paying power for both our house and neighbour. My power consumption is now back to normal, but my attitude to my neighbour isn't. 2011/6/2 Joram Gachuiri <jgachuirii@gmail.com>
@Peris The prepay system is based on an Intelligent Network (IN) and for any units consumed logs (Usage Detail Recordss) are generated. If these logs are well kept then these guys can always bill you later.
Many Thanks
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com>wrote:
@ Peris, KPLC's loss is negligible. Today I went to pay my bill via cheque and after the cashier keyed in my details as I waited fro the print confirmation, he started counting the checques before him, which were around 4. The amount of money that these cheques had was about 1.3 million shillings. It left me wondering how much money the firm makes in a day. So a few units of loss to them don't 'matter' a lot. But imagine what would happen if bouncing cheques were sent over to KPLC?
On 02/06/2011, peris wangui <periswangui@gmail.com> wrote:
My Meter and my Neighbors prepay meter are faulty (to our advantage). since the initial 60 units, the units have not gone below 20 units, once it gets to 20, it resets itself back to 29....for the past one month since installation. I also know a couple of other people with the same Problem/bahati makes me wonder how much revenue KPLC is loosing and whether they did test these system thoroughly... I hope they will have no way of catching up with me..[?]..but am saving my usual 2K just in case.
Peris
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau < solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
@ Wash, 80K? I'll seal my lip, on this one. But the rationale could be that there are some places where the rates (consumption per unit) charged are higher. For instance, my friend tells me when he was staying at South B, the units he was charged were much higher, than what he's paying at his current location in Ruaka. From this, if at all that's the case, Wilson Airport area is a high unit area than say, Kibera (which is next door). But still, the logic does not make sense. I thought with pre-pay, the consumption should have dropped instead of rising. Unfortunately, KPLC will always keep you guessing.
On 30/05/2011, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 09:31, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com>
wrote:
When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters
will
undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry.
Ok. Can someone explain this one to me, please.
In our office,our monthly electricity bill with the postpaid was always an average KES 50,000 (BTW, I need the services of an electrical contractor to come and tell me where all this power is going. So if you know someone, refer them to me).
Recently, KPLC came and installed prepaid meters at Wilson Airport. Since then, our consumption has risen to an average or KES 20,000 per week!
So, tell me - if we've paid 50k (avg) monthly all these years, how comes now we're averaging 80k monthly?
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peris it true mine is as being 30 units since they were installed On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:16 PM, peris wangui <periswangui@gmail.com> wrote:
My Meter and my Neighbors prepay meter are faulty (to our advantage). since the initial 60 units, the units have not gone below 20 units, once it gets to 20, it resets itself back to 29....for the past one month since installation. I also know a couple of other people with the same Problem/bahati makes me wonder how much revenue KPLC is loosing and whether they did test these system thoroughly... I hope they will have no way of catching up with me..[?]..but am saving my usual 2K just in case.
Peris
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com
wrote:
@ Wash, 80K? I'll seal my lip, on this one. But the rationale could be that there are some places where the rates (consumption per unit) charged are higher. For instance, my friend tells me when he was staying at South B, the units he was charged were much higher, than what he's paying at his current location in Ruaka. From this, if at all that's the case, Wilson Airport area is a high unit area than say, Kibera (which is next door). But still, the logic does not make sense. I thought with pre-pay, the consumption should have dropped instead of rising. Unfortunately, KPLC will always keep you guessing.
On 30/05/2011, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 09:31, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
When you change from post to pre-paid meters, the post-paid meters will undergo a disconnection & decommissioning, which takes about 60 days. After the end of this period (may take longer), KPLC will refund your deposit by a check sent to your postal address via registered mail. At the time of clearing this, if you still have a bill, they will deduct the bill from your check. If the bill is more, then the next time you top-up your pre-paid meter, they will first deduct the difference. This process might happen sometimes in the future but only happens after the 60-day expiry.
Ok. Can someone explain this one to me, please.
In our office,our monthly electricity bill with the postpaid was always an average KES 50,000 (BTW, I need the services of an electrical contractor to come and tell me where all this power is going. So if you know someone, refer them to me).
Recently, KPLC came and installed prepaid meters at Wilson Airport. Since then, our consumption has risen to an average or KES 20,000 per week!
So, tell me - if we've paid 50k (avg) monthly all these years, how comes now we're averaging 80k monthly?
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