{
  "id": 11159307,
  "title": "Household electricity consumption rises 18.87pc on higher power use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/household-electricity-consumption-rises-18-87pc-on-higher-power-use",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:38:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital Business",
    "slug": "capital-business",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/household-electricity-consumption-rises-18-87pc-on-higher-power-use/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kenya's electricity consumption surged by 18.87 percent in the year ending June 2026, with households leading the rise, according to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) statistics. Domestic users consumed 686.75 gigawatt-hours (GWh) more electricity, pushing their consumption up from 3,640.32 GWh to 4,327.07 GWh. They now make up 34.77 percent of total electricity consumption, up from 32.13 percent the previous year. Large commercial and industrial users continued to consume the most power, accounting for 47.57 percent of total electricity use, but their consumption rose by only 5.33 percent, from 5,620.71 GWh to 5,920.06 GWh. Despite the overall increase in electricity demand, their share of consumption fell from 49.61 percent to 47.57 percent. Small commercial consumers, encompassing micro, small, and medium enterprises, saw a 5.17 percent increase in electricity use, from 1,913.26 GWh to 2,012.17 GWh. However, their share of total consumption dropped from 16.89 percent to 16.17 percent due to stronger growth in other sectors. Street lighting consumption also increased by 15.12 percent, from 150.43 GWh to 173.17 GWh, and its share of total consumption rose slightly from 1.33 percent to 1.39 percent. Electric mobility experienced the fastest growth among customer categories, with consumption jumping 143.01 percent, from 5.04 GWh to 12.25 GWh. This surge was attributed to the increasing adoption of the e-mobility tariff, which saw the number of customers rise to 543 by June 2026, up from 115 the previous year. The growth in electricity use came alongside a rise in overall electricity generation, with total generation increasing by 8.44 percent to 15,692.81 GWh. Peak demand also increased by 8.55 percent, reaching 2,514.28 megawatts on June 29, 2026. Electricity demand was found to be concentrated in certain parts of the country, particularly the Nairobi region, where consumption rose by 10.09 percent from 4,964.34 GWh to the same figure in June 2026.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 1 – Electricity consumption in Kenya increased across all customer categories in the year ended June 2026, with domestic consumers recording an 18.87 percent rise while large…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}