This archive report was first published on 7 January 2020.
Published on January 7, 2020, Kenya Power has invited bids for the supply of 199,157 single phase post-paid meters, a move that reverses its earlier intention to fully transition to pre-paid meters.
The company had initially aimed to end payment defaults by switching to pre-paid meters, but it now appears that post-paid meters will continue to be used alongside pre-paid meters.
According to Business Daily, Kenya Power had earlier blamed its piling debts on non-payment of electricity bills by post-paid customers, shortage of meter readers, and disputed bills by households and industries.
Kenya Power is a limited liability company that transmits, distributes, and retails electricity to customers throughout the country.
