This archive report was first published on 10 September 2021.
On September 10, 2021, the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) issued a gazette notice allowing suppliers and distributors of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to mutually exchange their cylinders for a period of five years.
The Energy Dealers Association (EDA), comprising 32 small-scale suppliers and distributors of cooking gas brands across the country, has also been allowed to increase their cylinder count by at least 10,000 per year per depot.
This exemption will enable consumers to exchange their empty cylinders with a different brand as long as one is a member of the association.
Members of the association will also be allowed to refill and resell cylinders among themselves.
According to the CAK, the revised Energy (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Regulations of 2009, which were effected in June 2019, abolished the mandatory cylinder exchange pool, putting firms in charge of their cylinders following cases of unsafe refilling.
