Suppliers and distributors of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have been allowed to exchange their cooking gas cylinders without limitations. The exemption will see consumers allowed to exchange their empty cooking gas cylinders with a different brand as long one is among the licensed distributors.
According to the latest Members of the association will also refill and resell cylinders among themselves.
“It is notified for general information that the Authority has granted an exemption with respect to exclusive dealing among the members of the Association for a period of five years,’’ the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) says.
“Sharing of all other forms of commercially sensitive information including pricing, margins, volumes, input costs, capacity in the market, any specific information about customers, current or future product development plans, and proprietary information including trade secrets, knowhow, technological innovation and other intellectual property will be prohibited,” CAK added.
Licensed brand owners who refuse to recognize for exchange other brands should immediately be reported to the Commission. The Commission has installed a hotline number (0708 444 000), operational during normal working hours, with a view of increasing its engagement with stakeholders to enhance enforcement and compliance activities.
Below are the gas cylinders that can be inter-charged;
SN | COMPANY | BRAND |
1. | Alfa Gas Limited | Alfa Gas |
2. | Aspam Energy Kenya Limited | Gulf Petrochem |
3. | BOC Kenya Limited | Handi Gas |
4. | Capital Gas Consumer Co-operative Society Limited | Capital Gas |
5. | City Gas Limited | City Gas |
6. | Depar Limited | Gasky |
7. | Eco –Energy (EA) Limited | P-Gas |
8. | Fast Gas Limited | Fast Gas |
9. | Fossil Fuels Limited | Pet Gas |
10. | Galana Oil Kenya Limited | Delgas |
11. | Green Energy Limited | G-Gas |
12. | Green Gas Company Limited | Amaan Gas |
13. | Hashi Energy Limited | Hashi gas |
14. | Hass Petroleum Kenya Limited | Hass Gas |
15. | Hunkar Trading Co. Limited | Hunkar Gas |
16. | Jamii Gas Limited | Jamii Gas |
17. | KenolKobil Limited | K-Gas |
18. | Kerry Gas Limited | Kerry Gas |
19. | Lake Gas Limited | Lake Gas |
20. | Libya Oil Kenya Limited | Mpishi Gas |
21. | Megtraco Limited | Kapri Gas |
22. | Midland Energy Limited | Mid Gas |
23. | Moto Gas Company Limited | Moto Gas |
24. | Multi Energy Limited | Men Gas |
25. | National Oil Corporation of Kenya | Supa Gas |
26. | Oilcom (K) Limited | Oilcom Gas |
27. | Orange Energy Limited | Orange Gas |
28. | Oryx Energies (K) Limited | Oryx Gas |
29. | Safari Petroleum Limited | Safari Gas |
30. | Safe Energy Limited | Safe Gas |
31. | Salama Gas Limited | Salama Gas |
32. | Solutions East Africa Limited | Sea Gas |
33. | Spareman Trading Company Limited | Home Gas |
34. | Syzo International Limited | Future Gaz |
35. | Tex Trading Limited | Tex Gas |
36. | Tosha Petroleum Kenya Limited | Tosha Gas |
37. | Total Kenya Limited | Total Gaz |
38. | Tuangaze Limited | T- Gas |
39. | Venus Energy | Venn Gas |
40. | Vivo Energy Kenya Limited | Afri Gas |