Cooking gas Stories

EPRA raises LPG entry bar to 30,000 cylinders for dealers to curb cartels
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 22, 2025

This is a sharp rise from the current threshold of 5,000 cylinders and is expected to shake up the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry by locking o...

Government halts Kenya Pipeline’s LPG project, awards it to Nigerian firm
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

KPC had planned to construct the LPG storage facility at KPRL’s Changamwe site, a move that was expected to lower cooking gas prices by enabling large...

Kenyans using cooking gas more despite rising prices, KNBS report shows
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2024

Cooking gas, though considered cleaner than traditional biomass fuels like firewood and charcoal, remains inaccessible to many Kenyans due to its cost...

Rubis Energy names Total's Olivier Sabrié as new East Africa CEO
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 03, 2024

Sabrié takes over from Jean-Christian Bergeron, who returns to France, Paris for a new assignment.

Cooking gas prices hit record high despite state efforts to cut costs
Bashir Mohammed  |  Apr 03, 2024

This surge defies state-backed initiatives to reduce the cost of essential fuel, including the removal of the eight per cent value-added tax (VAT).

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