NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 7 – TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya has opened its 232nd service station in a bid to expand its footprint in the energy market.
Strategically situated in Ruiru, along the busy Thika Superhighway, the new outlet will serve thousands of customers plying the route.
Speaking during the launch, TotalEnergies Kenya Managing Director Eric Fanchini said the opening of the new outlet is in response to customers demand for proximity to the company’s products and services and projected.
“I encourage our staff to utilize this opportunity to drive the uptake of our solar products in line with our strategy of implementing a sustainable energy usage in the market,” said Fanchini.
“We already have about 143 of our service stations fully solarized and will continue to implement the same across the country,” he added.
The service station is operated under the Dealer-Owned-Dealer-Operated (DODO) model in partnership with the Bachulal Popatlal Kenya Limited.
Other services at the station include a store, a service bay, a tire center, a pharmacy, an eatery and a laundry.
“……..we launch our first ever service station under the TotalEnergies franchise, and we look forward to similar partnerships in future,” said Praful Panchmatia of Bachulal Popatlal Kenya, which owns other service stations and LPG distributorships in Mombasa, Kisumu, Busia, Bomet and Chemelil.
TotalEnergies is also eyeing the renewable energies market with its solar energy products.
Last year, it launched charging points for electric motorcycles in partnership with electric motorcycle manufacturer Ampersand.
Transition to electric-powered vehicles seeks contain devastating effects of climate change.
