The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced plans to introduce tracking devices on LPG cylinders to combat theft.
EPRA Director General(DG) Daniel Kiptoo says the new solution aims to protect consumers, investors, and other stakeholders in the LPG subsector.
“The Authority is on course to roll out the cylinder track and trace technology as part of its strategy of utilising technology in implementing the strategy,” he said while hosting the Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi.
Further, the DG revealed that the regulator has begun implementing the LPG growth strategy with the review of LPG Regulations 2019 (legal notice 100) to transition 80 percent of the population using biomass to LPG by 2026, which is considered a cleaner energy source.
The review of legal notice 100 is part of implementing pillar 4 of the LPG growth strategy 2023, which the Cabinet approved in October 2023.
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The growth strategy aims to increase LPG consumption per capita from 6.5 kg to 15 kg, focusing on 5 thematic areas: LPG infrastructure, LPG for schools, subsidized cylinders, and legal and regulatory reforms.
“Many Kenyans are either partially using LPG or relying entirely on firewood. This includes public institutions such as schools, prisons, hospitals , and state security agencies,” Wandayi said.
‘’Our goal is to eliminate the negative environmental and health impacts associated with these practices.”
