Fuel at a pump station: The energy sector regulator announced the price cuts today. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced the price cuts today, citing drop in prices of crude oil in the international market.
- The price of super petrol, used by motorists, is set to drop by ...Sh3.06 per litre, falling to Sh98 in Nairobi.
- Kerosene drops by Sh3.58 to retail between Sh61.63 per litre in Mombasa and Sh72.73 per litre in Wajir.
Motorists and poor households have
emerged as top gainers after the energy sector regulator announced a cut
on fuel prices for the month beginning April 15.
The
price of super petrol, used by motorists, is set to drop by Sh3.06 per
litre to Sh98 in Nairobi, down from the current level above Sh100.
Consumers
will obtain the same commodity at Sh94.73 in Mombasa (cheapest
location) and Sh106.40 in Wajir, which is the most expensive market for
petroleum products in Kenya.
Kerosene, used mainly by
poor households for lighting and cooking, also drops by Sh3.58 to retail
at between Sh61.63 per litre in Mombasa and Sh72.73 per litre in Wajir.
Diesel, used mainly by farmers and transporters,
however drops by the smallest margin of Sh1.82 per litre to retail at
between Sh85.36 in Mombasa and Sh97 per litre in Wajir.
The
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced the price cuts today,
citing a drop in crude oil prices in the international market.
“The
changes in this month’s prices have been as a consequence of the
decrease in average of the landed cost of the imported super petrol,
diesel and kerosene,” the sector regulator's acting director-general
Robert Oimeke said.
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