The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) says it has approved a reduction of the power tariffs by Shs4.7 for the next three months, effective April 1.
Addressing journalists at their headquarters yesterday, Mr Julius Wandera, the director of Corporate Affairs ERA, said the pricing is an average weighted price index of all the customer categories that was determined taking into consideration a number of factors.
Such factors include the macro-economic aspects, international prices of fuel, exchange rates of the Uganda shilling against the dollar, core consumer price index, the energy generation mix and costs approved by the authority.
The new end-user tariffs will be charged by Umeme beginning April.
According to the new schedule that took effect April 1, domestic consumers on low voltage single phase supplied at 240 volts maintain the first 15 lifeline units at Shs250 per kwh while the new energy units between 16-80 will be paying Shs805 per kwh down from Shs808.9 in the last tariff.
The domestic cooking tariffs of between 81 and 150 units remain at Shs412 per kwh while the energy units above 150 will also pay Shs805 per Kwh down from Shs.808.9.
Commercial consumers on the Three Phase low voltage load not exceeding 100 Amperes, will be paying Shs611.8 down from Shs642.6 in the last quarter during ordinary hours.
During peak hours, commercial consumers will be paying Shs807.5 per kilowatt, down from Shs.820.3 they have been paying in the last quarter.
