Vivo Energy has operated in the Kenyan market for 13 years, managing Shell service stations nationwideThe energy firm controls a 21.34% market share, making it Kenya’s leading oil marketer ahead of RubisThe TUKO.co.ke Business Leaders Awards 2025 celebrates Vivo Energy for championing sustainable practicesTUKO.co.ke journalist Japhet Ruto has over eight years of experience in financial, business, and technology reporting, offering insights into Kenyan and global economic trends.
Vivo Energy Kenya has emerged as one of the winners of the TUKO.co.ke Business Leaders Awards 2025.
Source: OriginalVivo Energy is one of the companies spearheading green energy initiatives in Kenya.
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The firm, behind the Shell brand, has been in the Kenyan market for 13 years and is showing exceptional commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable innovation.
How is Vivo Energy promoting green energy?In an exclusive interview with TUKO.co.ke, Vivo Energy explained that it recognises the sustainability of its business depends on its understanding of the climate-related risks and opportunities it faces.
As such, it has identified several activities and plans across key climate-related areas, which both harness transition opportunities and mitigate transition risks.
Among them is using renewable power at its facilities across the country, a move it noted cuts electricity bills by 20%.
“We are including on-site solar power at newly built and rebuilt retail sites where possible. In 2024, the Vivo Energy Group added solar to 40 sites and one depot across the countries where we operate.In Kenya, we have solar installations at over 30 Shell service stations and our depot in the Nairobi terminal. We also have six motorbike battery swapping stations at various Shell service stations. The solar installations under our management are designed to reduce electricity bills by 20% during the day, reducing electricity and fuel bills,” the Vivo Energy communications manager stated. Vivo Energy is adopting green energy solutions. Photo: Vivo Energy Kenya.
Source: TwitterAnother opportunity for Vivo Energy Kenya is delivering the promise of LPG in the country, particularly in clean cooking, commercial and industrial sectors, mobility and power generation.
“This is achieved through investments, innovation and by engaging with regulators and industry partners. Vivo Energy Kenya’s LPG brand is Afrigas, a brand that has been in the country for over 60 years. Afrigas is a clean, safe and efficient energy source for the Kenyan population. It is free from sulphur, ensuring a cleaner and healthier environment. Afrigas equipment boasts a longer lifespan with minimal maintenance, offering unmatched reliability,” Vivo Energy explained.Afrigas provides a diverse selection of LPG products to cater to various needs.
Its product range includes the 6kg camping gas cylinder, 6kg supa jiko cylinder, 13kg gas cylinder, 25kg gas cylinder, 45kg gas cylinder and different accessories that accompany the Afrigas cylinders, such as regulators, burners and pipes.
It pointed out that the products enhance consumers’ LPG experience, ensuring safety and efficiency.
What is Kenya’s LPG demand?According to the 2025 Economic Survey published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the demand for LPG grew by 13.6% in 2024 to 414,900 tonnes, up from 365,300 tonnes in 2023.
LPG is one of the off-grid energies of choice for Africa, helping with clean cooking, the fight against deforestation, and a positive social impact, with its benefits covering 11 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Beyond that, LPG is also used in distributed power, mobility, commercial, industrial, agriculture and mining sectors. It is easily transported and does not degrade with time.
Vivo Energy is behind the Afrigas LPG brand. Photo: Vivo Energy Kenya.
Source: FacebookHow are Kenyans benefiting?The company reiterated that it has a framework that provides an umbrella for its environmental, social, governance and sustainability activities.
The framework has three pillars (the people, planet and partnerships).
Besides creating career opportunities for job seekers, it is delivering a wide range of community investment programmes nationwide.
“We support the education sector, where we sponsor students at Starehe Boys’ Centre and School, among other support we have offered the school since its inception 66 years ago. Still under the education umbrella, we work with Palmhouse Foundation and Mukuru Promotion Centre, and we currently have over 50 students who we support with their secondary school education,” it revealed.At the same time, Vivo is working closely with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to enable safe road crossings for schoolchildren by providing stop signs.
Through its Tuvuke Salama road safety campaign, the company has distributed 500 stop signs in 13 counties and 300 vulnerable schools in the last two years.
“We are also working with NTSA on a health programme, dubbed Fit2Drive, which is a wellness programme for education institution drivers,” it added.To conserve the environment, it has facilitated planting over 170,000 trees and mangroves in Mt Kenya, Coast, Kakamega Forest, Enkong’u Springs in Kerarapon, and Kaptagat Forest.
It also donated 16 acres of land to Karura Forest Environmental Educational Trust (KFEET) to be used as an educational and recreational facility.
What is Vivo Energy’s market share?Vivo Energy maintained its top position as the largest oil marketing firm in Kenya in 2025.
According to EPRA, it controls a market share of 21.34%.
Rubis Energy Kenya was ranked second with a market share of 15.96%.
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