Nairobi, Jan. 31 -- Kenya Power will raise up to Sh31.4 billion more from consumers under the proposed new electricity tariff set to kick in from April.

Acting Managing Director of Kenya Power, Geoffrey Muli made the disclosures on Monday, highlighting the financial lift of the new tariff to fund the upgrading of the ageing distribution system and critical projects of the other State-owned firms in the generation and transmission of power.

The utility firm submitted the proposed tariff to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), setting the stage for the first upward review of retail power prices since 2018.

Mr Muli added that the additional billions are based on the Sh157 billion in revenue that Kenya Power collected in t...