Petroleum (License Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (No. 1)
New petroleum and LPG licence fees, excluding VAT: US$50 rural and US$400 urban fuel retail, US$15,000 procurement, US$9,200 wholesale, US$10,000 ethanol production and US$8,000 LPG importation.
The Minister of Energy and Power Development, after consulting ZERA, has set new licence fees for companies licensed to procure, produce, wholesale and retail petroleum products. An operator pays the fee for the relevant licence once it has satisfied the Authority through its application, and the fee is non-refundable once a licence is issued.
The fees, in US dollars excluding VAT, are:
- Petroleum retail (rural): 50 - Petroleum retail (urban): 400 - Petroleum procurement: 15,000 - Petroleum wholesale: 9,200 - Petroleum blending: 2,500 - Ethanol production: 10,000 - LPG retail: 100, or nil for an LPG facility on a fuel retail site - LPG procurement/importation: 8,000 - LPG wholesale: 2,000
The fee schedule in S.I. 78 of 2024 is repealed. The instrument does not say whether these fees are once-off or recurring, and states no commencement date.
What changed
- New US dollar licence fee schedule for petroleum and LPG operators, excluding VAT.
- LPG retail on a fuel retail site pays no licence fee.
- Licence fees are non-refundable once a licence is issued.
- Repeals the fee schedule in S.I. 78 of 2024.
Who this affects
- Fuel retailers in rural and urban areas
- Petroleum procurers, wholesalers and blenders
- Ethanol producers
- LPG retailers, importers and wholesalers
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.