This archive report was first published on 14 July 2019.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a marginal increase in petrol prices, effective from July 15 to August 14, 2019.
According to EPRA, the price of petrol will increase by Sh.0.29 per litre, while the prices of diesel and kerosene decreased by Sh.0.88 and Sh.2.31 per litre respectively.
As of July 15, 2019, motorists in Nairobi will purchase super petrol at Sh115.39 per litre, with diesel retailing at Sh103.88 and kerosene at Sh101.97 per litre.
Motorists in Mombasa will purchase super petrol at Sh112.74, while diesel will retail at Sh101.25 and kerosene at Sh 99.35 per litre.
Similarly, Nakuru motorists will get their super petrol at Sh115.86, diesel at Sh104.58 and kerosene at Sh102.69 per litre.
EPRA attributed the changes in this month's prices to the average landed cost of imported Super Petrol decreasing by 1.83% from US$538.8 (Sh.55,469.46) per cubic metre in May 2019 to US$528.26 (Sh.54,384.37) per cubic metre in June.
EPRA further stated that diesel decreased by 3.07% from US$535.84 (Sh.55,164.73) per cubic metre to US$519.39 (Sh.53,471.20); while that of kerosene decreased by 5.49% from US$535.84 (Sh. 55,164.73) to US$519.39 (Sh. 53,471.20) per cubic metre.
