EPRA Reports High Compliance in Fuel Quality, Flags 17 Non-Compliant Stations
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has announced that an overwhelming majority of the petroleum sites in Kenya have attained standard requirements of fuel quality.
EPRA, through a quarterly monitoring report covering the period of July to September 2024, indicated that 98.71% of the inspected petroleum stations met the required standards.
The report, which forms part of EPRA’s sustained programme to continuously monitor the quality of fuel in the country, noted that a total of 5,854 tests were conducted across 1,321 petroleum sites during the period.
EPRA added that 1,304 sites were fully compliant with the fuel quality specifications, ensuring that motorists receive good quality petroleum products.
However, the regulator put 17 stations under its radar, representing 1.29% of the inspected stations, as being non-compliant.
These are stations that were selling adulterated fuel or those that did not meet the prescribed standards.
EPRA did not immediately reveal the names of the non-compliant stations but said it would take appropriate measures against them, including possible fines, closure of the facilities or revocation of their operating licences.
“The Authority undertakes a program of continuous monitoring of the quality of petroleum motor fuels on sale, transport, and storage throughout the country,” it said in part.
This routine exercise is aimed at ensuring that consumers are protected against low-quality fuel products capable of causing damage to motor engines and leading to environmental pollution.
EPRA also assured that it was committed to ensuring the task of fuel sold across the country meets international quality standards.
This, therefore, is done randomly by the authority at different stages of storage, transportation, and sale to protect the interests of consumers.
Testing forms part of the wide-ranging efforts to maintain the integrity of Kenya’s petroleum industry and to curtail illicit trade in adulterated fuel.
There have been a few cases of some rogue petroleum dealers in Kenya over the years who adulterate fuel by mixing diesel or petrol with low-quality materials such as kerosene in order to increase the volume and save on costs.
Such fuels not only damage the motor vehicle but are also hazardous to the health and safety of the passengers. A strong EPRA monitoring program targets a significant cut in such practices.
It hereby challenges the motorists and consumer to report any suspicious fuel outlet to EPRA for further action.
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