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Kenya Power token calculator

See how many prepaid units your shillings should buy, and where the levies go. Confirm this month’s Gazette charges before you rely on the figure.

This is an estimate. Kenya Power’s token SMS is the official result. Base energy rates and this month’s fuel, forex, inflation and water levies must be confirmed — some defaults on this page were not checked against an official PDF on 12 November 2026 and are editable below.

What do you want to work out?
Your Kenya Power tariff category

Kenya Power sets the category from your average use over three months, not from this one purchase. All units in a purchase are priced at that category’s base rate. Check the category on a recent token message if you are unsure.

Rates used in this estimate (edit if your receipt differs)

Base rates pre-filled here (DC1 12.23, DC2 16.45, DC3 19.08) are widely cited for the 2025/26 EPRA schedule; the official PDF was not retrieved at launch, and some reports later quoted DC3 as 19.02. Fuel 3.22 and WRMA 0.0134 were reported for October 2026 notices; forex 0.87 was reported for September 2026 readings. Inflation is a half-year Gazette figure — left at 0.00 because the current official rate was not verified. November token purchases may already use newer notices. VAT 16%, REP 5% of energy, and EPRA 0.03 are taken from the 24 March 2023 Gazette schedule.

How the estimate is worked out

A prepaid token is not “KSh divided by the base rate”. Levies and VAT are added to each unit, then the amount you pay is divided by that effective price (or multiplied, if you start from units).

Effective price per kWh = base energy + fuel + forex + inflation + WRMA + EPRA levy + REP (5% of base energy) + VAT at 16% on (base energy + fuel + forex + inflation). Demand charge is treated as nil on a domestic prepaid meter. This tool treats “non-fuel energy cost” in the Gazette VAT rule as the base energy charge plus the forex and inflation adjustments. If Kenya Power’s receipt uses a narrower VAT base, use the receipt.

Sources (dated 12 November 2026)

  • Kenya Gazette, Special Issue, 24 March 2023, Gazette Notice No. 3899 — VAT at 16% on demand charge, fuel energy cost and non-fuel energy cost; Rural Electrification Programme levy at 5% of revenue from unit sales; EPRA levy at 3 Kenya cents per kWh. Fuel, forex, inflation and WRMA are set in later Gazette notices.
  • EPRA tariff guidelines: epra.go.ke/electricity-tarrif-guidelines. Confirm current applicable tariffs and the latest monthly notices there or in the Kenya Gazette.
  • Base energy charges and October 2026 pass-through defaults were not verified against an official PDF on this date and are editable on the form.

Disclaimer

TokenSorted is a free, independent estimate. It is not affiliated with Kenya Power, EPRA or the Government of Kenya, and it cannot issue a token, clear a debt or move you between tariff categories. Outstanding balances, meter type, or a different official rate will change the units you actually receive. This page does not collect personal data.