EPRA Announces Fuel Prices for May and June Cycle

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

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

This means that a litre of Super Petrol in Nairobi will retail at Ksh174.63, Diesel at Ksh164.86 and Kerosene at Ksh148.99.

In Mombasa, Super Petrol will retail at Ksh171.39, Diesel at Ksh161.62, and Kerosene at Ksh145.75 while in Kisumu Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will retail at Ksh174.67, Ksh165.24, and Ksh149.42 respectively.

Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will retail at Ksh173.85, Ksh164.43, and Ksh148.61 in Nakuru, and Ksh174.67, Ksh165.25 and Ksh149.42 in Eldoret respectively.

“The prices are inclusive of the 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) in line with the provisions of the Finance Act 2023, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024 and the revised rates for excise duty adjusted for inflation as per Legal Notice No. 194 of 2020,”said EPRA.

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EPRA announces fuel prices for May and June cycle

According to the report, the average landed cost of imported Super Petrol decreased by 2.95% from US$606.06 per cubic metre in March 2025 to US$588.16 per cubic metre in April 2025.

The landed cost for Diesel decreased by 6.62% from $636.75 per cubic metre to $594.60 per cubic metre while Kerosene decreased by 4.52% from $628.22 per cubic metre to $599.84 per cubic metre over the same period.

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) had in its weekly bulletin on May 9 announced that international oil prices increased during the week, with Murban crude trading at $63.42 per barrel on May 8, up from $62.34 on April 30.

CBK said that this increase was driven by the easing of trade tensions between the United States and its main trading partners.

In its April report, EPRA had decreased the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene by Ksh1.95, Ksh2.20 and Ksh2.40 per litre respectively.

A liter of Super Petrol in Nairobi was set to retail at Ksh174.63, Diesel at Ksh164.86 and Kerosene at Ksh148.99.

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The March report on its part saw EPRA announce that the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for all the fuels would remain unchanged.

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

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 each of the fuels retailed at the same prices as in the month of March.

The prices set for retail in the months of February and March 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 (Ksh163.82), and Kerosene (Ksh148.15) 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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