Court rejects gas firm’s Sh5b claim against rivals

The cylinder exchange pool allowing consumers to refill their cooking gas cylinders from any brand was scrapped in 2019. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Petroleum firm Proto Energy has suffered a setback after the High Court dismissed its claim of up to Sh5.6 billion from rival companies. 

In a ruling delivered earlier this week, the High Court declined the application by the oil company to bar the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) from licensing rivals Hashi Energy, Lake Gas, and Lake Oil over a deal gone bad.