[kictanet] Consumer Protection and KPLC

Mon Feb 25 18:01:15 EAT 2013

@David

Does Ketraco really rival KPLC or was it just a mere separation of roles?
Whether this was effective, I cannot say. From Ketraco's website, it
defines its role as

"KETRACO's core business is to plan, design, build, operate and maintain
new electricity transmission lines and associated substations that will
form the backbone of the National Transmission Grid."

While KPLC defines its role as "Kenya Power transmits, distributes and
retails electricity throughout Kenya."

I only see this as a separation of Infrastructure and Business is what
happened, but absolutely no competition among the two. Perhaps County
governments could as well be involved in the retail side of business
(connection, sale, quality issues) but the success of this will depend on
how well a county government runs its business. If "Kanjo-like" business
persists, then we are doomed.

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 5:34 PM, David Otwoma <otwomad at gmail.com> wrote:

> @ Harry Karanja,
>
> The future energy policy is under preparation and you can access the
> draft at http://www.erc.go.ke/erc/erc_news_detailed/?ContentID=22
>
> In 4. 4.4 Transmission Plan and 4.5 ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION you
> can make your views known.
>
> For your information the current Energy Act 2006 (created the Energy
> Regulatory Commission, the Energy Tribunal, Rural Electrification
> Authority, Geothermal Development Company, KETRACO etc.) )does not
> encourage any monopoly in generation (that is why Independent Power
> Producers have come on board), transmission and distribution. That is
> why KETRACO was formed to break KPLC monopoly. Rural Electrification
> Authority too now owns assets which previously were KPLC's only and
> one positive effect is that every 5 years the target is to connect not
> less than 1 million households. For example the number of electricity
> consumers increased by 289,709 in 2010/11 and 285,277 in 2011/12.
>
> What do you think about this futuristic proposal that the County
> Government may plan and develop reticulation (retail) services in line
> with national policy so that there is only one distributor in a given
> area at any particular time for efficiency and technical effectiveness
> of the national power network? Off grid networks too need to come in
> play (and of course if you supply a certain area one would not need to
> get KPLC there) and all that would be required is meeting national
> power grid standards for future interconnections.
>
> Investors need to step to the plate.
>
> David
>
> On 2/25/13, Harry Karanja <kkairo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Meshack, even with renewable energy, KPLC retains its monopoly on
> > transmission. What we need is to deregulate the transmission of
> > electricity.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Harry Karanja
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Feb 25, 2013, at 11:23 AM, meshack emakunat <memakunat at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Maybe if we opt for renewable energy solution then we can diversify the
> >> our energy solutions.
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 12:05 AM PST Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> >>
> >>> +1
> >>>
> >>> Pray, one day, that the monopoly will have competition!
> >>>
> >>> You can see how Telkom Kenya (now Orange) pleads with customers to sign
> >>> up?
> >>> This was unimaginable some years back. One had to grease hands and even
> >>> opt
> >>> to "Watchman" column on the Nation to get a line. Time has a solution
> >>> for
> >>> KPLC!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 24 February 2013 23:27, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> While on the KPLC issue, I've always wondered why the monopoly always
> >>>> insists on charging poor Kenyans, including those in rural areas
> >>>> ksh32,000 for electricity installation. That cost is beyond the reach
> >>>> of many, while the infrastructure put in place still belongs to KPLC
> >>>> and now KETRACO, as well as the community.
> >>>>
> >>>> This cost hinders many from joining the national grid.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 24/02/2013, stephen Mutoro <smutoro at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>>> For MOIC, it is cheaper to respond to Court issues than reply to a
> >>>> letter.
> >>>>> Like KPLC, set top boxes is a pricing issue. Good or bad, public
> >>>>> policy,
> >>>> has
> >>>>> a price tag (overt or covert) ...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>> From: "bitange at jambo.co.ke" <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
> >>>>> To: stephen Mutoro <smutoro at yahoo.com>
> >>>>> Cc: bitange at jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> >>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>; "margaret at cofek.co.ke"
> >>>>> <margaret at cofek.co.ke>
> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:44 PM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Consumer Protection and KPLC
> >>>>>
> >>>>> MOIC got to know from the courts.  MOIC issue is a policy matter not
> a
> >>>>> pricing issue.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ndemo.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks Andy,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Unlike MOIC, KPLC took our concerns seriously. They responded to our
> >>>>> concerns and published them in today's Nation page 37. If you missed
> >>>>> it,
> >>>>> you can catch it at:
> >>>>> http://www.cofek.co.ke/Kenya%20Power%20letter%20to%20Cofek.pdf
> >>>>> Further, there is a stakeholder consultation at KICC tomorrow
> morning.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Kind regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Stephen Mutoro
> >>>>> www.cofek.co.ke
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>> From: Andy G <andy.gesora at gmail.com>
> >>>>> To: smutoro at yahoo.com
> >>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 10:18 AM
> >>>>> Subject: [kictanet] Consumer Protection and KPLC
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So KPLC has proposed to ERC to be allowed to effect massive changes
> in
> >>>>> elelctricity tariffs, to be based on your consumption band. This
> could
> >>>> be
> >>>>> good or bad, depending from what point you look at it, either pro or
> >>>> anti
> >>>>> KPLC. In effect this could have a huge impact in business and
> >>>> investments
> >>>>> including ICT investments?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have no idea if this falls within the band of Consumer Protection,
> >>>>> but
> >>>>> give its impact on millions of consumers, could this be one issue
> that
> >>>>> Cofek might have set its sights on and fight for the powerless Kenyan
> >>>>> consumer?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Just a thought for the weekend!
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