This archive report was first published on 4 July 2020.
Published on July 4, 2020, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has revoked the licence held by Swift Energy for storage and filing of LPG in cylinders.
The revocation follows an enforcement operation carried out by EPRA on June 25, 2020, where the company was found in breach of LPG Regulations.
According to EPRA, the company, M/s Swift Energy Distributors Limited, located at P.O. Box 56627- 00200 NAIROBI, off Mombasa Road at Mavoko, in the County of Machakos, has been found in breach of the Petroleum (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Regulations, 2019, also known as Legal Notice No. 100 of 2019.
EPRA has issued a stern warning to all LPG brand owners, facility owners, and traders, stating that failure to comply with the legal notice, especially with regard to the requirement of obtaining prior written authorization or consent from an LPG cylinder brand owner before filling and trading, shall automatically lead to revocation of the operational licence.
EPRA has also warned that it shall not hesitate to prosecute persons in breach of the above-mentioned requirement in line with the provisions of Sections 99(1)(m) of the Petroleum Act No. 2 of 2019.
