NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 6 – Testing of jet fuel in Kenya is set to drop by more than 17 hours after the International Standard Organization (ISO) certified the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) testing labs in four towns.
The second re-accreditation of the Jet A-1 fuel testing facilities is in Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, and Kisumu.
KPC says the approvals position Kenya as an important transport hub in the region.
“We can now complete Jet A-1 fuel testing in 6 hours, down from the previous 24 hours required when tests were limited to the Nairobi laboratory,” Joe Sang, the Managing Director of KPC, said.
“This advancement ensures local and international flights in Kenya experience minimal disruption, benefiting from a reliable supply of safe and ample jet fuel,” Sang added.
“Moreover, certifying all seven laboratories to test jet A-1 fuel will save on sample transportation costs and eliminate typical risks of delays and losses.”
Sang also mentioned that the re-accreditation enables KPC’s various laboratories to offer testing services for petroleum products to third-party entities, including oil marketing companies (OMCs).
The labs are in PS 10 (Industrial Area, Nairobi), PS 01 (Changamwe, Mombasa), PS 14 (Kipevu, Mombasa), PS 15 (KPRL, Mombasa), PS 25 (Nakuru), PS 27 (Eldoret), and PS 28 (Kisumu).
This means customers no longer have to travel to the Nairobi lab (PS 10), as they now have access to competent and accredited facilities closer to home.
“The accreditation of all seven of KPC’s Laboratories makes KPC the largest multisite accredited Laboratory in Eastern Africa,” Martin Chesire, the CEO of Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS) said.
“The accreditation will also enable them to offer testing services to other agencies and suppliers within the petroleum sector,” Chesire continued.
“The accreditation process is rigorous, we expect that a sample tested in any of the labs will give the same result across all seven labs.”
