EPRA reduces maximum retail prices for petroleum products in Kenya
Fuel inflation was the key driver of overall consumer prices in Kenya in the past year. Image: Nation Africa
The Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a reduction in the maximum retail prices for petroleum products in Kenya for the period from June 15, 2024, to July 14, 2024.
This adjustment is in accordance with Section 101(y) of the Petroleum Act 2019 and Legal Notice No.192 of 2022.
In this period, the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene will decrease as follows:
Super Petrol: Sh3.00 per litre
Diesel: Sh6.08 per litre
Kerosene: Sh5.71 per litre
Super Petrol: KShs 189.84 per litre
Diesel: KShs 173.10 per litre
Kerosene: KShs 163.05 per litre
These prices include the 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) in compliance with the Finance Act 2023, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2020, and the revised excise duty rates adjusted for inflation as per Legal Notice No. 194 of 2020.
Landed Cost
Super Petrol: KShs 100.30 per litre
Diesel: KShs 92.43 per litre
Kerosene: KShs 90.60 per litre
Distribution and Storage Costs
Pipeline Transport: Sh2.58 per litre (for all products)
Delivery within 40 km of Nairobi: Sh0.54 per litre (for all products)
Storage and Distribution
Super Petrol: Sh3.94 per litre
Diesel: Sh3.57 per litre
Kerosene: KShs 3.55 per litre
Margins
Oil Marketing Companies Margins:
Super Petrol: Sh12.39 per litre
Diesel: Sh12.36 per litre
Kerosene: Sh12.36 per litre
A pump attendant fills the tank of a car at a petrol station in September 4, 2018 in Nairobi as a 16 per cent VAT on petroleum products was decided and fuel distributors refused to collect stocks from depots. (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)
Price Stabilisation Fund
Super Petrol: Sh-2.99 per litre (subsidy)
Diesel: Sh1.77 per litre (subsidy)
Kerosene: No subsidy
Taxes and Levies
Super Petrol: Sh76.20 per litre
Diesel: Sh62.97 per litre
Kerosene: Sh56.54 per litre
Excise Duty
Road Maintenance Levy
Petroleum Development Levy
Petroleum Regulatory Levy
Railway Development Levy
Anti-adulteration Levy
Merchant Shipping Levy
Import Declaration Fee
Value Added Tax (VAT)
The average landed cost of imported petroleum products has also seen a decrease:
Super Petrol: Decreased by 1.95% from $765.87 per cubic metre in April 2024 to $750.95 per cubic metre in May 2024.
Diesel: Decreased by 3.92% from $719.21 per cubic metre to$690.99 per cubic metre.
Kerosene: Decreased by 6.84% from $728.97 per cubic metre to $679.14 per cubic metre.
Kenya imports all its petroleum products in refined form, which are traded in international markets based on a pricing benchmark provided by S&P Global Platts.
The trade of petroleum products is conducted in United States Dollars (USD), and an exchange rate is applied to convert the USD to Kenyan Shillings (KShs) during the computation of local pump prices.