Solar professionals, operating under the umbrella of Solar Professionals Kenya, have raised concerns over the government's decision to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on solar products in the Finance Bill 2025.
The solar professionals, led by Engineer Victor Okunu, warned that traders in solar-related products may be forced to adjust their prices to recover the VAT-related losses, passing the cost on to consumers.
According to Okunu, traders will raise the markup prices of the crucial goods beyond the 16 per cent, making them beyond reach.
Further, the professionals raised concerns about what they termed as a deliberate attempt to discourage Kenyans from switching to renewable energy sources. ''Traders will need to increase prices to cover the 16 per cent, and the final cost could rise by even more,'' Okunu stated in an interview with Kenyans.co.ke on Sunday.
