EPRA Statement On Maximum Retail Petroleum Prices In Kenya For May To June 2025
EPRA Statement On Maximum Retail Petroleum Prices In Kenya For 15th May To 14th June 2025.
The average landed cost of imported Super Petrol decreased by 2.95% from US606.06 per cubic metre in March 2025 to US588.16 per cubic metre in April 2025; Diesel decreased by 6.62% from US636.75 per cubic metre to US594.60 per cubic metre while Kerosene decreased by 4.52% from US628.22 per cubic metre to US599.84 per cubic metre over the same period.
The changes in the landed costs are summarized in the table 1.
Table 1: Summary of Landed Costs
| PRODUCT | MAR-25 | APR-25 | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Petrol | 606.06 | 588.16 | -2.95% |
| Diesel | 636.75 | 594.60 | -6.62% |
| Kerosene | 628.22 | 599.84 | -4.52% |
Table 2: Trend of International Petroleum Prices
| May-24 | Jun-24 | Jul-24 | Aug-24 | Sep-24 | Oct-24 | Nov-24 | Dec-24 | Jan-25 | Feb-25 | Mar-25 | Apr-25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Petrol | 849.52 | 814.49 | 831.61 | 769.73 | 695.05 | 727.08 | 693.00 | 689.45 | 737.02 | 726.55 | 683.89 | 657.48 |
| Diesel | 680.20 | 688.97 | 704.30 | 660.45 | 600.00 | 629.97 | 645.27 | 640.51 | 683.88 | 658.77 | 616.51 | 583.43 |
| Kerosene | 721.75 | 739.24 | 754.11 | 707.30 | 649.08 | 679.86 | 695.33 | 682.22 | 722.27 | 710.49 | 654.92 | 621.62 |
Table 3: Trend of USD-KShs Exchange rate
| Exrate | May-24 | Jun-24 | Jul-24 | Aug-24 | Sep-24 | Oct-24 | Nov-24 | Dec-24 | Jan-25 | Feb-25 | Mar-25 | Apr-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/KShs | 132.72 | 129.06 | 130.83 | 129.42 | 125.61 | 128.49 | 129.88 | 129.58 | 129.61 | 129.64 | 129.66 | 129.78 |
Table 4: Trend of Murban Crude Oil prices in international markets
| Murban Crude Oil | May-24 | Jun-24 | Jul-24 | Aug-24 | Sep-24 | Oct-24 | Nov-24 | Dec-24 | Jan-25 | Feb-25 | Mar-25 | Apr-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/Bbl | 84.52 | 89.14 | 83.93 | 82.52 | 83.80 | 77.94 | 73.41 | 74.87 | 72.81 | 73.28 | 80.22 | 77.62 |
By Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, MBS, OGW DIRECTOR GENERAL 14th May 2025