By; Our Reporter
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has reduced power tariffs for industrial consumers by Shs1 with effect from this month.
In a statement released on the ERA official website, portal Extra-large industrial users will pay Shs1.6 less (Shs369.5) per unit whereas large industrial consumers will pay Shs1.1 less (Shs374.4) per unit.
Consumers who use between 415 volts and 500 kilovolt amperes will pay Shs1 less (Shs591.5) per unit whereas small-scale industrial consumers, fuel pump operators and millers will pay Shs0.7 less (Shs647.6) per unit.
Power used in residential buildings, shops, salons and kiosks will cost 0.4 less of (Shs718.5) per unit whereas mini-supermarket and clinic operators as well as restaurateurs will pay Shs647.6, down from Shs648.3 per unit.
Each unit used for street lighting will cost Shs701.5, down from Shs701.9 per unit.
The reductions are attributed to a plan to reduce the uptake of power from the mini-hydro power plants, which charge for each unit sold.
Instead, more power from the Kiira-Nalubaale and the Bujagali hydropower plants will be used this quarter.
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