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The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) on Monday, December 30, 2024, released a report detailing the relevant actions taken against stations found to be non-compliant.

In their report, EPRA detailed that six filling stations were closed for selling adulterated or export-bound fuel. According to EPRA, others were shut down for malpractice.

The six stations’ closure followed a test conducted between October – December 2024. During that period, 5,970 tests were conducted at 1,295 petroleum sites. From the tests, 1,284 (99.15 per cent ) of the sites were found to be compliant.

Closed stations

However, tests from 11 stations (0.85 per cent ) turned out to be non-compliant.

“The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (The Authority) is mandated under Section 92 of the Petroleum Act 2019 to monitor petroleum products offered for sale in the local market with the aim of preventing motor fuel adulteration or dumping of export-bound fuels.

“In this regard, the authority undertakes a programme of continuous monitoring of the quality of petroleum motor fuels on sale, transport and storage throughout the country,” the report read in part.

On October 22, 2024, EPRA closed down a station in Embu County which was found culpable of offering for sale diesel meant for export.

In Machakos County, the authority closed down two stations on December 2, 2024. One station was reported to have denied EPRA officers an opportunity to test their product while the other one was found guilty of selling diesel meant for export.

A station in Busia County was shut down on December 16, 2024, for selling diesel meant for export and contaminated with domestic Kerosene.

A similar action was taken against stations in Kiambu County and Siaya County.

Four other stations were compelled to pay taxes and penalties north of Ksh100,000 before they were allowed to continue with their operations.

However, one matter is still in court involving a Nairobi-based station.

List on sale of adulterated or export-bound fuels and malpractices Oct-Dec 2024

During the period, 5,970 tests were conducted at 1,295 petroleum sites. However, tests from 11 sites were non-compliant.

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— Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (@EPRA_Ke) December 30, 2024