Dear Kenyan Business Owner,

Subject: Stop Letting KPLC Decide Your Profit Margin

As you sit down with your team to finalize your 2026 budgets, you’re forecasting sales, managing inventory, and planning payroll. You’re focusing on the variables you can control.

But there’s one line item that, for most businesses, remains a giant question mark: your electricity cost. You look at last year’s bills, add a 10-15% buffer for the inevitable tariff hikes, and hope for the best. This isn’t budgeting.

This is guessing. And in today’s competitive landscape, guessing about one of your largest operational expenses is a risk you can no longer afford. 

The single biggest financial mistake businesses make is treating energy as a fixed, unpredictable cost. It’s time to change that. To begin with, here’s how you can strategically budget for energy in 2026.

The Old Way: The Vicious Cycle of Energy Budgeting

1. The Guesswork: You look at your 2025 KPLC bills, see the fluctuations, and take an average.
2. The “Buffer”: You add a contingency for known price increases and the unknown.
3. The January Shock: A new tariff is announced, or a particularly productive month leads to higher consumption, and your budget is broken by February.
4. The Profit Erosion: That unbudgeted cost comes straight out of your bottom line. Every. Single. Time.

This cycle leaves you vulnerable and reactive, constantly at the mercy of factors outside your control.

The New Way: Transform Your Energy from a Cost into a Strategic Investment

Imagine a 2026 budget where your energy line item is:

• Fixed and predictable.
• Significantly lower than previous years.
• Immune to tariff hikes from the grid.

This isn’t a fantasy. As a result, this is what happens when you stop budgeting for a bill and start investing in a solution.

Here is your 3-step guide to budgeting for energy in 2026:

Step 1: Conduct an Energy Audit (It’s Free)

The first step to controlling a cost is understanding it. Additionally, before you finalize your budget, get a professional assessment of your current energy usage and future needs.. 

Contact a reputable solar provider like Mayu Solar for a Free Site Assessment.

As a result, this will give you a clear picture of your consumption patterns and peak usage hours. Moreover, this data alone is invaluable for operational planning..

Step 2: Model the Solar Investment

This is where you move from concept to numbers. Mayu Solar will provide you with a detailed proposal that includes:

• Total Installation Cost: The capital expenditure.
• Potential Savings Per Month: The exact amount you will slash from your current KPLC bill.
• Return on Investment (ROI) / Payback Period: Most commercial systems pay for themselves in 3-5 years.
• 25-Year Projection: A forecast of your total savings over the system’s lifetime, protecting you from decades of rising utility costs.

Step 3: Choose Your Financing Path

You don’t need to strain your cash flow. Instead, present the solar proposal to your finance team and evaluate the available options.

• Outright Purchase: The fastest path to ROI. You own the system and all the savings from day one. Treat it as a CAPEX with a guaranteed return, often outperforming other investments.
• Flexible Financing: Many providers, including our partners, offer payment plans. In most cases, the monthly finance payment is still less than your existing KPLC bill, allowing you to save from day one while you repay the asset.

Your 2026 Budget, Two Ways:

• Budget A (The Old Way):
  • Line Item: Electricity – KPLC
  • Amount: [2025 Average Bill] + 15% Contingency*
  • Result: A variable cost that threatens your profitability.

• Budget B (The Smart Way):
  • Line Item: Solar System Investment (Financed)
  • Amount: [Fixed Monthly Payment]
  • Line Item: Electricity – KPLC (Supplemental)
  • Amount: [Dramatically Reduced, Predictable Amount]
  • Result: Fixed, controlled costs and massive, predictable savings.

With Budget B, you are no longer a passive victim of rising costs. Instead, you become an active manager of your own energy destiny.

A Challenge for Your Next Budget Meeting

In your next planning session, challenge your team: “What if we could fix our electricity cost for the next 25 years?”

The question alone will change the conversation from reactive cost-management to proactive strategic investment.

We are so confident in the numbers that we invite you to take the first step with zero obligation. Request your Free, No-Obligation 2026 Solar Savings Projection.

Let’s make 2026 the year you take control, reduce your overheads, and build a more profitable, resilient business.

Fix your 2026 energy costs now request your Free Solar Savings Projection at mayutechltd.com

Yours in prosperity,

Manoj Bakshi

CEO

Mayu Solar