The Energy and Petroleum Authority (EPRA) on Friday, February 14, announced the prices of Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene remained unchanged for the next month.
“In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum prices for Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene remain unchanged,” EPRA noted.
As a result, prices of Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene will continue to retail at Ksh176.58, Ksh167.06 and Ksh151.39 respectively. This is constant with the fuel prices since the previous fuel review by the regulatory body.
“The prices are inclusive of the 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) in line with the provisions of the Finance Act 2023, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024 and the revised rates for excise duty adjusted for inflation as per Legal Notice No. 194 of 2020,” EPRA stated.
A photo of a petrol station attendant pumping fuel into a car in Nairobi County in February 2020.
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EPRA noted that the calculated maximum retail prices for petroleum products would be in force for the next 30 days from Saturday, February 15 to March 14.
Despite the fuel prices remaining stable, the regulatory body informed that the average landing cost of imported of Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene all increased.
“The average landed cost of imported Super Petrol increased by 2.80% from $611.69 per cubic metre in December 2024 to $628.80 per cubic metre in January 2025; Diesel increased by 4.20% from $644.10 per cubic metre to $671.14 per cubic metre while Kerosene increased by 4.89% from $649.64 per cubic metre to $681.44 per cubic metre over the same period,” EPRA noted.
The fuel prices around several major cities and towns across are set to vary with Nairobi retaining the standard retail fuel price.
In Mombasa, prices of Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will retail at Ksh173.34, Ksh163.82 and Ksh148.15 respectively. Fuel prices of Super Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene in Kisumu will retail at Ksh176.62, Ksh167.44 and Ksh158.82 respectively. Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene in Eldoret will retail at Ksh176.62, Ksh167.45 and Ksh151.82 respectively. In Nakuru, Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene are priced at Ksh175.80, Ksh166.63 and Ksh151.01 respectively.
The latest fuel prices come as a bit of a surprise after EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo had warned of an increase of fuel prices in the upcoming review.
Kiptoo, while speaking to Citizen TV on Wednesday, February 12, revealed that the price increase would have been due to a surge in global crude oil prices in January.
“We did have a bit of a spike in international prices sometime in early January, and it’s because of certain geopolitical factors. Some sanctions were put on Russian products by the outgoing US administration, but those sanctions have not been lifted,” stated Kiptoo.
In January, global oil prices experienced a notable surge. Brent crude futures climbed to a four-month high of $81 per barrel (about Ksh10,465 in the current exchange rates) by mid-month, marking an increase of approximately $8 (about Ksh1,033 in the current exchange rates) from the previous month.
EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo speaking in February 2024
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