Nairobi, May 5 -- Taifa Gas is preparing to commission its 30,000 metric tonnes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant in Mombasa, in what will see the firm take on two dominant players.

Rostam Aziz, the chairman of Taifa Group, said on Tuesday that the plant, being built in Dongo Kundu, will be opened in the coming months.

The plant, whose construction started in 2023, will rival the 25,000 metric tonne capacity plant owned by African Gas and Oil Company (Agol) in Shimanzi, Mombasa County and the 10,000 metric tonne facility owned by Lake Gas in Vipingo, Kilifi County.

"I invite you, your Excellencies (President William Ruto and Samia Suluhu Hassan) to the opening of our LPG terminal in Mombasa in the coming months," Mr Azizi, said on Tu...