ERC inches closer to regulating lucrative cooking gas business in Kenya

NAIROBI: The Government is moving closer to establishing price controls in the lucrative cooking gas sector in a move that will have far-reaching consequences to consumers and oil marketers operating in the country.

 

This latest move comes on the back of renewed pressure on the Government through the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to rein in unscrupulous dealers of cooking gas who sell substandard or exorbitantly priced LPG products. The energy regulator Tuesday kicked off the search for a consultant who will assist in the inspection of facilities dealing in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for legal compliance over the next two years.