Electrical installation rules every home, business owner & electrician must know: By Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)

  1. It is the duty of the owner or occupier of any premises connected or requiring connection to electricity supply to ensure that the electrical installation work is carried out only by an electrical contractor or electrician registered and licensed by the Commission.
  2. All electrical installations must be tested and inspected periodically, any defects remedied, and appropriate certificates detailing particulars of the installation displayed at the point of supply.
  3. All electricians or contractors shall only use materials or apparatus tested and certified by the Kenya Bureau of Standards.
  4. All the meters used or intended to be used for ascertaining the quantity of energy shall be examined and approved by the Commission.
  5. All licensees must promptly notify the Commission in writing of any accident(s) arising from any electrical undertaking.
  6. A person SHALL NOT carry out any electrical installation work unless the person is licensed by the Commission as an electrician or an electrical contractor and that in carrying out the work, they shall adhere to the applicable laws, codes, safety and environmental protection guidelines.
  7. Electrical contractors and Electricians who issue completion certificates for works they have not done or supervised will have their licenses cancelled and be prosecuted.

Failure to comply with the foregoing and any other conditions of the license or permit, ERC will not hesitate to invoke the provisions of Article 35 and 36 of the Energy Act, 2019 which may lead to the imposition of penalties, suspension and/or revocation of the license or permit.

Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of the Energy Act, 2019 commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million shillings, or to a maximum term of imprisonment of one year, or to both

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