Electricity consumers face new levy for street lighting

Installed streetlights on Uganda Highway in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County on July 05, 2023.

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Electricity consumers will start paying a new levy for street lighting within the next six months through their monthly bills if a new parliamentary report is adopted, putting an additional cost burden on homes and businesses.

The National Assembly Committee on Energy has directed the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) to introduce the Street Lighting Infrastructural Support Levy (SLISL) on the monthly electricity bills.

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