Ally Awadh's Lake Gas Receives Nigerian Cooking Gas Shipment To Cut Prices In Kenya

Lake Gas offloads first Nigerian LPG shipment at new 60M Vipingo terminal, boosting Kenyas cooking gas supply despite ongoing regulatory probes.

Ally Awadh says terminal commissioning marks a turning point, expanding Kenyas LPG import capacity and regional access to cleaner energy.

Despite EIA permit revocation, Lake Group presses ahead with East Africa expansion, leveraging 10,000-tonne storage and offshore offloading system.

Lake Gas , a key supplier of liquefied petroleum gas LPG in Tanzania, Zambia, DRC, Kenya, and Burundi under the Lake Group an energy and logistics company led by Tanzanian businessman Ally Awadh has received its first shipment of cooking gas from Nigeria. The move is part of efforts to ease the burden of high gas prices for Kenyan households.

The shipment arrived at the groups new terminal in Vipingo, Kilifi County, even as the facility faces scrutiny from both local residents and the county government. Concerns have been raised over how the 60 million project was developed, with allegations that some approval procedures were not properly followed.

Despite the controversy, the company marked a significant operational milestone with the safe discharge of 11,474 metric tonnes of LPG from Nigeria. The facility uses an offshore Conventional Buoy Mooring CBM system located about one kilometer off the Vipingo coast to offload gas, which is then piped and stored onshore.

Lake Group founder and CEO Ally Awadh described the event as a turning point for the company and for Kenyas energy sector. Starting operations at the Vipingo terminal is a big step, not just for us, but for the region, Awadh said. It boosts the countrys LPG import capacity and shows our commitment to making clean energy more accessible.

He added that the successful commissioning, which took place between June 2 and 4, tested the full LPG supply chain, from vessel mooring and pipeline transfer to storage. He said all operations were carried out under international safety standards and environmental regulations.