{"id":58506,"date":"2026-02-14T09:38:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/kenyas-epra-slashes-super-petrol-prices-to-kes-178-26-amid-falling-landed-costs\/58506\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T09:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:38:29","slug":"kenyas-epra-slashes-super-petrol-prices-to-kes-178-26-amid-falling-landed-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/kenyas-epra-slashes-super-petrol-prices-to-kes-178-26-amid-falling-landed-costs\/58506\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s EPRA Slashes Super Petrol Prices to KES 178.26 Amid Falling Landed Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Super Petrol prices in Nairobi will drop by KES 4.24 per liter to KES 178.26<\/strong>, providing significant relief to motorists and transport operators.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)<\/strong> confirmed that Diesel and Kerosene prices will also decrease by <strong>KES 3.93<\/strong> and <strong>KES 1.00<\/strong> per liter, respectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lower international landed costs<\/strong> drove the reduction, with the cost of imported Super Petrol falling by <strong>2.69%<\/strong> to <strong>$576.34 per cubic meter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The new price schedule takes effect at midnight on February 15, 2026<\/strong>, and will remain in force until March 14, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)<\/strong> has announced a notable reduction in fuel prices across Kenya for the February-March 2026 cycle. In a statement released on <strong>X<\/strong>, the regulator confirmed that the price of <strong>Super Petrol<\/strong> in the capital, <strong>Nairobi<\/strong>, will be reduced by <strong>KES 4.24<\/strong> to retail at <strong>KES 178.26<\/strong> per liter.<\/p>\n<p>This adjustment follows a consistent downward trend in global oil benchmarks and improved stability in the local currency. <em>Market analysts suggest that the reduction will further support Kenya&#39;s easing inflation<\/em>, which recently touched a six-month low of <strong>4.4%<\/strong> in January.<\/p>\n<h2>Landed Costs and Global Trends<\/h2>\n<p>The primary driver behind the price cut was a decrease in the average landed cost of imported refined petroleum products. Between December 2025 and January 2026, the landed cost of <strong>Super Petrol<\/strong> fell from <strong>$592.24<\/strong> to <strong>$576.34<\/strong> per cubic meter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diesel<\/strong> saw an even sharper decline in landed costs, dropping <strong>6.37%<\/strong> to <strong>$586.80<\/strong> per cubic meter. These figures reflect a broader cooling of the global energy market, where <strong>Brent Crude<\/strong> has recently dipped below <strong>$67 a barrel<\/strong> due to surging global supply and weakened demand forecasts.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact on the Kenyan Economy<\/h2>\n<p>The reduction is expected to lower operating costs for major players in the logistics and manufacturing sectors. Listed energy firms such as <strong>TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/TOTL\">TOTL<\/a>) and <strong>KenGen<\/strong> (<a href=\"\/stock\/KEGN\">KEGN<\/a>) are closely watched by investors during these cycles, as fuel price volatility directly impacts consumer demand and thermal power generation costs.<\/p>\n<p>In other major towns, the price of <strong>Super Petrol<\/strong> will also see downward adjustments. In <strong>Mombasa<\/strong>, the product will retail at <strong>KES 175.00<\/strong>, while in <strong>Kisumu<\/strong>, motorists will pay <strong>KES 178.16<\/strong> per liter.<\/p>\n<h2>Regulatory and Tax Framework<\/h2>\n<p>EPRA emphasized that the new prices are inclusive of the <strong>16% Value Added Tax (VAT)<\/strong> as mandated by the <strong>Finance Act 2023<\/strong>. The calculation also accounts for the <strong>Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024<\/strong> and revised excise duty rates adjusted for inflation.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator reiterated its commitment to protecting consumer interests while ensuring that oil marketing companies can recover prudently incurred costs. This latest review marks the second consecutive month of price drops, following a modest reduction in January 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Super Petrol prices in Nairobi will drop by KES 4.24 per liter to KES 178.26, providing significant relief [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"rank_math_schema_Article":[],"rank_math_focus_keyword":[],"rank_math_description":[],"financial_data_references":[],"stock_symbols_mentioned":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5012],"tags":[4223,4916,5030,6550,11457,17103,17104,17105],"class_list":["post-58506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","tag-inflation","tag-fuel-prices","tag-energy","tag-vat","tag-kenya","tag-epra","tag-nairobi","tag-totl-stock-totl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}