You will now offset the cost of excess solar power injected into the Kenya power grid against bills of electricity you receive from the company.
According to KPLC, it will not offer financial payment to homes and businesses that will supply excess solar power to the national grid at their cost.
At the same time, consumers not connected to the national grid and are using their own solar will not have an avenue to recover excess electricity sold to Kenya Power.
The regulations will guide how homes and firms producing less than one megawatt of power from solar can supply their excess electricity to the national grid under 10-year contracts.
The suppliers of excess solar power will bear the cost of injecting electricity into the national grid, including wiring and meter expenses.
“Prosumers shall be obliged to pay the Licensee interconnection costs associated with their installation…. any unused credits shall be forfeited at the end of the Licensee’s financial year,” say the regulations that are undergoing public scrutiny.