Fuel prices are set to hike following the latest review by the Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) dealing a blow to motorists who are now set to dig deeper into their pockets for petroleum products.
In the latest review issued on Monday, EPRA announced the prices of Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene are set to shoot up by Ksh11.38, Ksh17.30 and Ksh2.98 per litre respectively.
The new prices will be effective beginning Tuesday midnight and will run for the next month until August 14.
The regulator blames the price increases to increased landing costs despite global oil prices being low begging the question whether EPRA is working in the best interests of the consumer.
“The changes in this month’s prices are as a result of the average landed cost of imported Super Petrol increasing by 12.64% from USD248.21 per cubic metre in May 2020 to USD279.58 per cubic metre in June 2020 and Diesel increasing by 32.16% from USD228.62 per cubic metre to USD302.15 per cubic metre,” reads EPRA’s release.
“In the period under review, there was no Kerosene discharged at the Port of Mombasa, Accordingly, the prevailing Kerosene price has been maintained but adjusted for the under recovery of Value Added Tax by oil marketing companies that occurred in the previous pricing cycle,” further read the release.
Acccording to EPRA, the Free on Board price of Murban crude oil lifted in June 2020 was posted at USD36.34 per barrel, an increase of 54.51% from USD23.52 per barrel in May 2020.
