Kenya: EPRA seeks stakeholder input on pipeline and storage tariff changes

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) hosted a stakeholders meeting in Nairobi to deliberate on the proposed tariff adjustments for the pipeline transportation and secondary storage. 

This engagement is part of public participation hearings held in Nakuru, Garissa, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu, prompted by an application from the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) to the EPRA seeking to raise funds for new projects and infrastructural maintenance costs. 

This, says KPC, will enhance its capacity to meet increased demand for petroleum products in Kenya and in neighbouring countries that rely on Kenya as a critical transit route for the products. 

EPRA director general Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria said the proposed tariffs aim to balance cost recovery for critical infrastructure investments and operational sustainability, while ensuring that petroleum products remain affordable and reliable for consumers. 

“KPC’s prevailing Pipeline Tariffs were previously approved on September 28, 2022 for a three-year control period covering 2022/23 to 2024/25 that lapsed on June 30, 2025,” said EPRA director general, Mr Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria.

“As we consider KPC’s new application, our objective remains to balance cost recovery for essential infrastructure installation and operations with the need to maintain affordable and reliable petroleum products for consumers,” added Mr Kiptoo.  

The DG highlighted that KPC’s application aims to support upcoming capital projects including the Nairobi-Eldoret petroleum pipeline capacity enhancement, construction of new tanks and flowrate upgrades in Western Kenya, replacement of the ageing ERP system, establishment of a modern Data and Control Centre, and upgrade of obsolete Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) systems.  

The state -owned oil pipeline operator runs a 1,342 km pipeline network that it uses to transport petroleum products from Mombasa to depots in Nairobi and Western Kenya towns of Nakuru, Eldoret and Kisumu. 

The petroleum products are then sold to licensed Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under tariffs regulated by EPRA.