President William Ruto wants all public institutions including schools, relying on biomass as primary cooking fuel to transition to Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) by 2025.
Speaking during the opening of Taifa Gas in Mombasa on Friday, Ruto said that use of clean modern cooking will cut the appetite for wood fuel, which has led to illegal felling of trees.
The President said that the use of Liquid Petroleum Gas is a major step towards clean domestic energy consumption.
He said that household LPG use in Kenya is greater than the African average of 3 kg per capita, but falls below global practice of between 10-15 kg per capita.
“All public institutions that currently utilize biomass as their primary cooking fuel will be required to transition to LPG. In particular, public educational institutions must ensure that this transition is completed by 2025,” the President stated.
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Ruto noted that there has been a tremendous growth in the consumption of LPG in Kenyan households, reporting a capita increase from 2kg in 2012 to 6.6kg in 2020, and 7.5kg in 2022.
He said the plan is to drive the per capita consumption of LPG at the household level to 13kg by 2030.
“Taifa Gas therefore stands as a highly welcome investor and an example of the caliber of transnational enterprises we seek to invite to participate in our agenda for radical economic transformation,” he added.