Kenya Clears Way for Rostam Aziz’s $130 Million Taifa Gas Terminal, Set to Become Africa’s Largest LPG Facility.
Kenya has formally paved the way for the construction of Taifa Gas Investments’ $130 million LPG terminal in Mombasa, following a decisive ruling by the Environment and Land Court that dismissed a petition seeking to halt the project. The development marks a major boost for the country’s clean-energy ambitions and positions the facility as potentially the largest LPG terminal in Africa.
The petition, filed by two residents from Likoni, challenged the project’s environmental approvals. However, the court upheld Taifa Gas’s preliminary objection, affirming that the company’s Environmental Impact Assessment licence had been lawfully issued and fully complied with Kenya’s environmental and constitutional requirements. With the case struck out, a previous restraining order automatically lapses, allowing construction to proceed.
Taifa Gas founder Rostam Aziz welcomed the ruling, describing it as a strong validation of Kenya’s regulatory integrity and a boost for investor confidence. He said the 30,000-tonne terminal would play a transformative role in expanding clean-energy access, stabilising regional supply chains, and strengthening long-term energy security across East Africa.
Aziz also highlighted the project’s community impact, noting that Taifa Gas is investing in social-economic programmes designed to uplift local communities, particularly by empowering women in the project’s surrounding areas.
The court ruling also sets a significant legal precedent. Justice Stephen Kibunja underscored that environmental approvals issued by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and upheld by the National Environment Tribunal (NET) cannot be subjected to repeated litigation by similar parties on the same grounds. The clarity, observers say, offers vital predictability for large-scale investors in the country.
When completed, the LPG terminal is expected to play a central role in Kenya’s National Energy Policy (2018) and its clean-cooking strategy, which aims to increase household LPG penetration from 24% to 70% by 2028. With a 30,000-metric-tonne storage capacity, the facility is set to ease import constraints, enhance competition, stabilise prices, and ensure a reliable supply of LPG for domestic and industrial users.
The project also aligns with broader regional goals under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the East African Community (EAC), strengthening cross-border energy cooperation between Kenya and Tanzania. Taifa Group, whose investments span energy, logistics, telecoms, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing sees the terminal as a cornerstone for long-term economic integration and cleaner energy adoption in the region.
As construction resumes, the terminal is expected to generate jobs, support industrial growth, and reinforce Kenya’s emergence as a critical energy hub for East Africa.
