Kenya Power Moves EV Charging Users to E-Mobility Tariff

In Short

• Kenya Power is running a nationwide exercise to identify EV charging customers and move them onto its dedicated e-mobility electricity tariff.
• The utility says this will improve revenue tracking and help it plan for growing demand from electric mobility.
• Kenya Power reports KSh 382 million in EV charging revenues from July 2023 to April 2026.

What Happened

Kenya Power says some customers are charging electric vehicles using standard electricity tariffs, not the dedicated e-mobility tariff introduced in 2023 after approval by Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority.

The e-mobility tariff offers discounted power for EV charging. Kenya Power puts the price at KSh 16 per unit during peak hours and KSh 8 per unit during off-peak hours. A unit here means one kilowatt-hour, or kWh, which is the basic measure of electricity used.

Since the tariff launched in July 2023, the company says EV charging revenue has accelerated. Monthly revenue rose from about KSh 873,907 in July 2023 to a peak of KSh 35.25 million in February 2026. Kenya Power also reports a 113% rise in electricity sales to the segment over the period, from 13,500 kWh to 1.5 million kWh, and says monthly consumption crossed 1 million kWh in November 2025 and has stayed above that level.

Nairobi is still the main hub for EV charging demand, contributing KSh 271.9 million in revenue. Other regions reported include Coast at KSh 55 million, North Eastern at KSh 35 million, and West Kenya at KSh 11.5 million.

Kenya Power says customers on the dedicated tariff now stand at 331, and it expects to reach 1,000 by the end of the current financial year as it identifies more users.

Why It Matters

For EV fleets, charging station operators, and electric motorbike businesses, being on the correct tariff can affect costs and predictability, especially when off-peak pricing is much lower.

For the utility and regulators, migrating EV charging users into a clear tariff bucket makes demand easier to measure. That matters for grid capacity planning, where to expand charging infrastructure, and whether the discounted tariff remains sustainable as EV adoption spreads beyond major cities.

Kenya Power is projecting e-mobility electricity sales could reach KSh 5.9 billion by 2030, as Kenya’s EV registrations and policy incentives, like tax relief on EVs and batteries, continue to push uptake.