#1 Kenya Power Postpaid and prepaid Bill Calculator - Calculate Electricity Bill

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how much is your monthly Kenya Power electricity bill

Calculate an estimated monthly postptaid electrical bill for your home and office using the latest published by Kenya Power - KPLC and Energy Regulatory Commission - ERC.

How are energy bills calculated

Fixed Charge: This is a cost that goes towards making the service available, including installation and maintenance of poles, power lines and equipment and customer care.

Consumption Charge: This is your electricity consumption within the billing period. One unit is equivalent to one-kilowatt hour. KPLC uses part of this money to procure bulk power from electricity generating companies, which it retails to its customers.

Fuel Index Charge: This is the added cost or rebates to the consumers as a result of fluctuations in world prices as well as fluctuations in the quantity of oil consumed by electricity generation. The fuel cost charge lags one month behind the actual the actual price of the fuel. This money is collected by KPLC and all of it is passed on directly to electricity generation companies, who in turn pay fuel suppliers.

Forex Charge: The foreign exchange component is related to the fluctuation of hard currencies against the Kenya Shilling for expenditure related to the power sector e.g. projects loan repayments.

ERC Levy: This is levy passed on to the Energy Regulatory Commission, the regulatory arm of the energy sector. It is currently set at 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.

REP Levy: This is 5% levy on the cost of the units of power consumed by a customer. It is passed on to the Rural Electrification Authority for implementation of the rural electrification projects.

VAT: This statutory levy amounting to 16% of the total bill and is passed on to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

WARMA Levy: For energy purchased from hydropower plants above 1MW.

 

How to pay postpaid bill via M-PESA

  • Go to M-PESA menu, select "Lipa na M-PESA"
  • Select "Paybill"
  • Select "Enter Business no." and enter the Kenya Power (KPLC) Postpaid Lipa na M-PESA paybill number 888888 and press "OK"
  • Select "Enter Account no." Kenya Power Account Number and press "OK"
  • Enter amount between KSh 250 and 35,000 and press "OK"
  • Enter M-PESA PIN and press "OK"
  • Confirm all the details are correct and press OK
  • You will receive a confirmation SMS from M-PESA immediately.
  • It takes up to 48 hours for Kenya Power to update your account information

How to pay postpaid bill via Airtel Money

  • Go to Airtel Money, select "Make Payments"
  • Select "PayBill"
  • Select "Kenya Power Postpaid"
  • Enter amount you wish to pay.
  • Enter your Airtel Money PIN.
  • In the reference option, "Enter account no" and confirm that all details are correct.
  • You will receive an Airtel Money confirmation of the transaction via SMS.
  • It takes up to 48 hours for Kenya Power to update your account

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How to Buy Kenya Power (KPLC) Prepaid Tokens via Equitel

  1. Select Eazzy Pay from your Equitel menu

  • Select “Pay Bill” from Eazzy Pay.
  • Choose the bank account number to pay from e.g.0123456789102.
  • Select business number - KPLC Tokens.

  3. Enter your KPLC Prepaid Meter Number (e.g. 37168917674) press “OK”
  4. Enter the amount you wish to pay which should be between Shs. 100 and Shs.500,000.
  5. Enter your Equitel PIN and press “OK”

  6. Confirm that all details are correct by pressing 1“OK” .

  7. You will receive a text confirmation of the transaction from Equity bank.
KPLC will then generate prepaid token valid for your meter and send via SMS.1

How to buy KPLC Prepaid Tokens via Eazzy Banking App:

Log into the Eazzy Banking App

  • Click on the ()Sign
  • Select EazzyPay
  • Select PayBill
  • Enter PayBill number 888880
  • Enter Account number
  • Enter Amount
    Click pay

How to pay your Post Paid KPLC bill via Equitel (Sim Toolkit)

  1. Select Eazzy Pay from your Equitel menu

  • Select “Pay Bill” from Eazzy Pay.
  • Choose the bank account number to pay from e.g.0123456789102
  • Select business number - KPLC Bills (Post Paid)

  3. Enter your full Kenya Power meter number e.g. 2831172-01 or 3436980.
  4. Enter the amount you wish to pay which should be between Shs. 100 and Shs.500,000.
  5. Enter your Equitel PIN and press “OK”

  6. Confirm that all details are correct by pressing 1“OK” .

  7. You will receive a text confirmation of the transaction from Equity bank.

Please note that it takes 24 hours for Kenya Power to update your account.

How to pay your Post Paid KPLC bill via Eazzy Banking App

Log into the Eazzy Banking App

  • Click on the ()Sign
  • Select EazzyPay
  • Select PayBill
  • Enter PayBill number 888899
  • Enter Bill Account number
  • Enter Amount
  • Click pay


Over The counter Payments
All our esteemed clients and potential clients can pay their electricity bill by cash through all Equity Bank branches across the country.

For more information visit: http://kplc.co.ke/content/item/30/Paying-your-Electricity-Bill

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