Daily Monitor
Friday January 01 2021
A man walks past power lines. Electricity Regulatory Authority subsidises the first 15 units paid by domestic consumers at a reduced rate of Shs250.
Summary
Commercial and medium industrial consumers have been severely affected by Covid-19 restrictions which according to Umeme have led to a 10 per cent drop in demand for electricity.
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Commercial and medium customers will starting January enjoy a slightly reduced power tariff after Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) cut the cost while maintaining prices for other customer categories three times in a row.
The base end user tariffs valid for the first three months of 2021are indicating price of electricity Umeme will charge to its 1.5m customers.