Fuel prices Remain Unchanged in EPRA September-October Notice

Fuel prices will remain unchanged for the next month after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) retained the maximum retail prices of Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene.

According to EPRA’s latest monthly review issued on Monday, September 14, 2026, the prices will remain in force from September 15, 2026, to October 14, 2026.

The authority said the maximum allowed pump prices for the three petroleum products had remained unchanged during the period under review.

Kenya's petrol import costs fell by nearly 8 per cent in the latest pricing cycle, but motorists will not receive a corresponding reduction at the pump after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) retained the maximum retail prices for the month.

This means motorists will continue to pay the maximum retail price of super petrol in Nairobi at Sh214.03 per litre, while diesel remains at Sh217.86 per litre and kerosene is capped at Sh191.36 per litre for the period running from September 15 to October 14, 2026.

In the period under review, the average landed cost of imported Super Petrol declined by 7.87 per cent, from $948.92 (Sh122,904) to $874.26 (Sh113,234) per cubic metre between July and August 2026, according to EPRA's latest monthly pricing review.

“In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for super petrol, diesel and kerosene remain unchanged,” the regulator stated in the latest review.

EPRA's detailed pricing breakdown includes a number of components that feed into the final retail price, including the landed cost of petroleum products, transport-related costs, oil marketing company margins, taxes and levies, and other regulated charges.

This means a reduction in the international or landed cost of petrol does not automatically translate into an equivalent reduction in the maximum retail price.

The latest review also shows divergent movements in the costs of Kenya's three main petroleum products.

While Super Petrol became cheaper at the import stage, the average landed cost of diesel increased by 11.86 per cent, from $987.56 to $1,103.89 per cubic metre.

Kerosene also recorded a 9.71 per cent increase, rising from $915.01 to $1,003.87 per cubic metre.

EPRA said Kenya imports all its petroleum requirements in refined form, with products traded in international markets based on a pricing benchmark.

The regulator also uses the prevailing US dollar-Kenyan shilling exchange rate in converting international prices into local currency.

The unchanged pump prices therefore provide some stability for motorists and businesses, particularly at a time when the underlying costs of different petroleum products are moving in opposite directions.

For consumers, however, the fall in petrol's landed cost raises a key question over how changes in the cost of imported fuel feed through the wider pricing formula and ultimately affect the price displayed at filling stations.

EPRA said the petroleum pricing regulations are intended to cap retail prices while ensuring that costs incurred in the supply and distribution of petroleum products are recovered.

The latest review consequently leaves petrol users with price stability rather than a reduction, despite the significant decline in the cost of imported Super Petrol.