Kenya Pipeline to build $125m LPG facilities in drive to promote gas use
Nairobi — Kenya Pipeline (KPC) plans to build facilities worth $125m to handle and store liquefied-petroleum gas (LPG) with a view to boosting cooking-gas use in the rapidly urbanising nation, MD Joe Sang has said. The government in East Africa’s biggest economy has scrapped VAT on cooking gas and subsidised the cost of 6kg cylinders in a bid to make the fuel more affordable and attractive for its citizens, most of whom prefer cheaper charcoal, firewood and kerosene. For city dwellers, LPG is more convenient and currently 30% of Kenyans live in urban areas. The total number of people living in towns is expected to quadruple by 2045, according to the World Bank. "It will enhance the current, inadequate LPG supply, distribution and storage infrastructure, as well as increased utilisation of clean energy," Sang said in an e-mailed response to questions. Kenya’s monthly LPG consumption ranges from 15,000 to 23,750 tonnes, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission. The government wan...
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