EPRA Announces Fuel Prices for March and April Cycle

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced fuel prices for the period between March 15 and April 14, 2025.

EPRA, in its monthly review report released on Friday, March 14, announced that the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene will remain unchanged.

This means that a liter of Super Petrol in Nairobi will retail at Ksh176.58, Diesel at Ksh167.06 and Kerosene at Ksh151.39.

According to the EPRA report, the average landed cost of imported Super Petrol increased by 1.34% from US$628.80 per cubic metre in January 2025 to US$637.22 per cubic metre in February 2025.

The landed cost for Diesel increased by 1.41% from US$671.14 per cubic metre to US$680.63 per cubic metre, while Kerosene decreased by 1.36% from US$681.44 per cubic metre to US$672.14 per cubic metre over the same period. 

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) had in its weekly bulletin on March 7 announced that international oil prices decreased during the week ending March 6.

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CBK stated that the price of Murban oil prices fell to USD 70.45 per barrel on March 6, from USD 76.70 per barrel on February 26.

The bank explained that the decline in international oil prices came amid major oil exporters (OPEC+) plans to raise oil output.

EPRA signals increase in fuel prices due to new charges

The new prices come after EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo earlier in the week signaled an impending hike in pump prices when he announced that the authority would soon introduce additional prices.

Kiptoo while speaking on March 12 said that the charges will cater for increasing costs shouldered by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and fuel transporters in Kenya.

According to EPRA, this will ensure that the cost of petroleum products reflects the supply chain expenses.

“It is important that we reflect the market realities of today in the price-regulated environment,” said Kiptoo.

EPRA explained that the decision follows the findings and recommendations in the second Cost of Service Study for the petroleum and electricity sub-sectors undertaken every five years by the authority.

The first study was undertaken in 2018. The second 14-month study concluded in February 2025 made recommendations to add additional charges on petroleum products and approved by Policymakers and the EPRA Board of Directors.

Implementation of the study meant that it would result to an increase in the prices of Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene.

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EPRA, however, said the implementation of these new charges will be done gradually to cushion Kenyans from the hike in prices.

“We are looking at a mechanism where we implement the recommendations of this report in phases. We want to time it at a point when it will not impact the consumer negatively, and we want to apply it when petroleum pump prices are coming down,” Kiptoo added.

January-February-March Prices fuel prices

In its February report, EPRA also announced that the maximum allowable pump prices for Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene would remain unchanged.

This meant that a liter of Super Petrol in Nairobi would continue to retail at Ksh176.58, Diesel at Ksh167.06 and Kerosene at Ksh151.39.

These prices had been announced by EPRA in its January report in which the authority said maximum allowable pump prices would be increased by Ksh0.29, Ksh2, and Ksh3 per liter for Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene respectively.

In Mombasa, Super Petrol was set to retail at Ksh173.34, Diesel (Ksh.163.82), and Kerosene (Ksh.148.15) while in Kisumu, the costs for Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene were set at Ksh176.62, Ksh167.44, and Ksh151.82 respectively.

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