Selline R Steel v Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority [2022] KEET 790 (KLR)

Selline R Steel v Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Tribunal Appeal EPA 019 of 2022) [2022] KEET 790 (KLR) (Civ) (24 August 2022) (Directions)

Neutral citation: [2022] KEET 790 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the Energy & Petroleum Tribunal

Civil

Tribunal Appeal EPA 019 of 2022

D.K Mwirigi, Vice Chair, B.H Wasioya, F. M Kavita, Samuel Maina Karanja & D Jemato, Members

August 24, 2022

Between

Selline R Steel

Applicant

and

Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority

Defendant

Directions

1. Pursuant to rule 19 (1) of the Energy Tribunal Rules 2008 and after reading the certificate of urgency and notice of motion application dated August 8, 2022, the tribunal, on its own motion, issues the following directions.

2. A dispute over charges leading to disconnection and or discontinuance of power supply arose in Appeal No E003 of 2022 Joyce Deche Kai -vs- Kenya Power and Lighting Company. This tribunal declined to exercise jurisdiction in the first instance and referred the matter to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).

3. The dispute herein is similar in nature. Accordingly, in accordance with the decision in the Kai appeal and in accordance with sections 159 (3) and 160 (3) of the Energy Act, 2019; read together with regulations 2,4,7 and 9 of the Energy (Complaints and Disputes Resolution) Regulations, 2012, this dispute is referred to EPRA for resolution.

DATED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2022. In the Presence of:……………………Ms. Doris Kinya MwirigiVice Chairperson……………………Eng. Buge Hatibu WasioyaMember……………………Eng. Fidelis Muli KavitaMember……………………Mr. Samuel Maina KaranjaMember…………………………Ms. Dorothy JematorSIGNED BY: DORIS KINYA MWIRIGI