Kenya’s electricity landscape is evolving quickly. EPRA’s current tariff control period runs through 2025/26, shaping how power is priced for domestic, SME, and industrial users. For 2024/25, EPRA’s statistics report outlines the applicable base retail tariffs—context every finance or facilities lead should track. EPRA Add in Time-of-Use (TOU) windows that reward night and weekend operations, and the economics of when you run heavy loads really matter. KPLC Meanwhile, Kenya’s Net-Metering Regulations (2024) formally enable customers to self-generate (e.g., solar PV) and offset consumption via exports to the grid—opening new ROI paths when paired with storage and smart controls. Kenya Law

1) TOU: Use the clock to lower your bill

Kenya Power’s TOU schedule gives discounted off-peak windows on weekdays (overnight into early morning) and extended hours over weekends/holidays. If your processes (bakeries, cold rooms, pumps, fabrication, data backup, EV charging) can shift into those windows, your effective unit cost can drop meaningfully—especially when combined with automation (timers, BMS/PLC logic) and right-sized motors/VFDs. KPLC
Book a Power Use & TOU Optimization Audit → Services ▸ Energy Audits & Power Quality
Talk to an Engineer about Load-Shifting Automation → Contact Us

2) Net-Metering 2024: Solar PV finally plays with the grid

Gazetted in July 2024, Kenya’s Net-Metering Regulations let qualified customers export excess energy back to the grid and net it against consumption—subject to technical standards and licensed installers. That makes daytime solar generation far more valuable, and when you add battery storage, you can shift solar energy into TOU off-peak windows or provide backup during outages. Jumba Engineering designs and integrates EPC-grade systems aligned with EPRA/utility interconnection rules and your safety policies. Kenya Law
Request a Solar + Storage Feasibility Study → Services ▸ Solar PV & Storage

3) Power factor & power quality: the silent profit levers

Even with good tariffs, poor power factor and unstable power quality inflate bills and shorten equipment life. Kenya’s Grid Code sets performance expectations at the connection point—meaning your site should maintain power factor within the prescribed reactive power range. We implement power-factor correction (capacitor banks/active filters), harmonic mitigation, surge protection, and motor-control upgrades that reduce losses, heat, and nuisance trips—improving uptime and compliance. EPRA
Schedule a Power Quality Audit (PQA) → Services ▸ Power Quality & Factor Correction
Earthing & Lightning Protection Upgrade → Services ▸ Earthing & Lightning

4) Nairobi’s data-center boom raises the stakes for reliability

Major investments are accelerating: IXAfrica secured financing for a 20 MW expansion in Nairobi, boosting local compute capacity, and Microsoft/G42 announced a $1 billion Kenya data-center project powered by geothermal. That growth increases local demand and raises expectations for data-center-grade reliability—even for nearby commercial facilities that must avoid dips, sags, and harmonics. Our team brings enterprise-level practices in earthing, bonding, redundancy, MDB/SMDB design, and cable management to commercial and industrial clients who can’t afford downtime. datacenterdynamics.com+2Kenyan Wall Street+2
Design Review for Critical Loads (UPS, Generators, ATS) → Services ▸ Electrical Installation & Maintenance

5) A practical 90-day plan for Kenyan SMEs & facilities

  • Week 1–2: Energy & PQA baseline (bills, interval data, harmonics, PF, thermal scans).
    Outcome: ranked list of savings/reliability actions.
  • Week 3–4: TOU & controls quick wins—timers, sequencing, VFD tuning, setpoint logic.
  • Month 2: Power-factor correction and harmonics mitigation; surge & earthing upgrades.
  • Month 3: Solar-plus-storage sizing under Net-Metering; compliance documentation and interconnection pack; CAPEX & payback model.
    Start with a Site Assessment → Contact Us

Why Jumba Engineering

With decades of Kenyan project experience, we combine design + supply + installation under NCA/EPRA licensing to deliver compliant, elegant, and future-ready systems—whether you’re a mall, factory, hospital, school, or mixed-use asset.


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Sources & context you can verify: EPRA’s 2024/25 tariff tables and control period context, KPLC’s TOU hours, the Net-Metering Regulations (2024) gazette, and current Nairobi data-center investments.