Get a wiring (electrical installation test and completion) certificate
Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Hire an EPRA-licensed electrical contractor to wire your premises. They give Kenya Power a commencement notice before work, then a test and completion certificate when it's done, which Kenya Power needs before it connects you.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Through an EPRA-licensed electrical contractor (check EPRA's Electricity Registers at epra.go.ke). The contractor submits the certificates to Kenya Power through the shared Kenya Power/EPRA portal.
What you need
- Commencement of work certificate from your licensed contractor (needed with the Kenya Power application)
- Installation test and completion of work certificates from the same contractor (after you pay the Kenya Power quotation)
Steps
- Pick an electrical contractor on EPRA's list of licensed electrical contractors (Electricity Registers page).
- Before starting, the contractor submits a commencement notice to Kenya Power (or to EPRA where Kenya Power doesn't supply the area).
- The contractor wires the premises, tests the installation, and issues the commencement, completion and test certificates for your internal wiring.
- The wiring certificates are submitted electronically through the portal shared by Kenya Power and EPRA, so there's no paper certificate to carry around.
Watch out
- The same contractor must submit both the commencement notice and the completion certificate, unless EPRA gives special permission. Don't switch electricians halfway.
- As the owner, you commit an offence if you let unlicensed wiring be done on your premises. The fine is up to KSh 30,000, or up to 3 months in jail, or both.
- For supply above 1,000 kVA you also need high-voltage test results from a Class A1 or B contractor.
Who can apply
- Anyone getting a new Kenya Power connection. The wiring and certificates must come from a registered electrical contractor licensed by EPRA.
Official sources (3)
- The Electric Power (Electrical Installation Work) Rules, 2006 epra.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Electricity Registers epra.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- FAQs: New Connections kplc.co.ke · read 4 Oct 2026