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Browsing: Kenya and Tanzania LPG Sector Reforms
- The Invest in African Energy forum will explore financing and development opportunities in Liquefied Petroleum Gas storage and distribution.
- With significant unmet demand for clean cooking access, the sub-sector represents a critical opportunity for global investors.
- Last December, Tanzanian Liquefied Petroleum Gas distributor Taifa Gas launched the construction of a $130-million, 30,000-metric-tonne LPG storage facility in Kenya.
With more than 900 million Africans using biomass fuel and kerosene for cooking, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has emerged as a highly attractive and viable clean cooking solution.
While still a fossil fuel, LPG burns more efficiently and produces fewer carbon emissions than wood, charcoal or kerosene. The fuel is both easy to store and transport, as well as able to meet Africa’s clean cooking needs reliably and to scale.
East Africa is one region embracing this solution, with several governments adopting policy measures to scale the use of LPG and increase its …
