The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has reduced the maximum retail prices of two petroleum products by Sh1 per litre for the month beginning August 15, 2025, while leaving diesel unchanged.

The authority published the review on August 14, 2025, stating the revised prices will apply from August 15, 2025 to September 14, 2025.

Under the new caps motorists in Nairobi will pay Sh185.31 for Super petrol (down from Sh186.31) and Sh155.58 for kerosene (down from Sh156.58) per litre, while automotive diesel will remain capped at Sh171.58 per litre.

The changes take effect at midnight on August 15, 2025 and will hold for 30 days.

EPRA said the downward adjustments for Super petrol and kerosene follow calculations of landed costs and taxes used in its monthly pricing model.

The August movement represents a modest correction after larger adjustments in the previous cycle.

Regional variations remain within the regulator’s published town-by-town table.

For example, in Mombasa the caps for the current period are Sh182.03 for Super petrol, Sh168.30 for diesel and Sh152.29 for kerosene, while prices differ slightly in Nakuru and Kisumu according to the EPRA annex.

Retailers are permitted to sell at or below the published maximums, with the built-in wholesale and retail margins currently set at Sh12.39 per litre for petrol and diesel, and Sh12.36 per litre for kerosene.

For consumers the immediate effect is a small saving at the pumps for petrol and kerosene users.

The unchanged diesel cap means no relief yet for haulage operators and motorists who rely on diesel.

Any changes in retail pump prices are subject to how individual service stations set their own margins and to local distribution costs, but they may not exceed the EPRA ceilings.

The EPRA press release and full annex of town-by-town maximum retail prices are available on the regulator’s website.

Readers who monitor household or business fuel budgets should consult the official table for the exact caps applicable in their town.

EPRA issues a review of maximum retail and wholesale petroleum prices on a monthly basis in line with the Petroleum Act and Legal Notices that govern taxation and price setting.

The regulator’s monthly bulletin provides the methodology and the annexed price schedule.