Kenya targets cooking-gas access for 10 million households by 2028

Thursday 12th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Kenya’s government is targeting access to liquefied petroleum gas for 10 million households by 2028. Petroleum Principal Secretary Kello Harsama set out the target at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new storage terminal in Changamwe, Mombasa, Kenya News Agency reported on 11 November.

Asharami Synergy Kenya is developing the terminal at the Kenya Petroleum Refineries site. The planned capacity is 30,000 tonnes. Bayo Sotomi, the company’s managing director, said the facility was expected to take 18 months to complete.

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority also identifies a separate Taifa Gas terminal at Dongo Kundu. It expects the two terminals together to add about 60,000 tonnes of primary handling capacity for liquefied petroleum gas. The household target depends on how that supply reaches customers, including through distribution partnerships with private companies.

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