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Petrol price update

In this section we take a look at the current fuel prices as well as the next estimated petrol price forecast. We also provide a detailed breakdown of exactly what goes into the fuel price.

Price Change Buildup

Composition of the retail price of petrol and the wholesale prices for diesel in inland (gauteng) for the period 03 April 2019 to 7 May 2019 will be as follows:

    Inland Fuel Prices (Zone 9C)      
INLAND FUEL PRICES (Zone 9C)
 Petrol 95 ULP
 Petrol 93 ULP & LRP Diesel *  0.05% S
 Diesel *  0.005% S
 Illuminating Paraffin
cent per litre cent per litre
 cent per litre cent per litre cent per litre
Contribution to the basic fuel price (BFP) 723.170 714.170 783.630 791.030 778.128
Wholesale margin
 34.800 34.800
 71.250 71.250 71.250
Service cost recoveries
 35.500 35.500 35.500 35.500 35.500
Storage, handling & delivery costs
 20.900
 20.900 20.900 20.900 20.900
Distribution cost
 14.600 14.600 14.600 14.600 14.600
Router Differential
 - - - - 7.400
Dealers margin       (*)
 198.0 198.0 - - -
Zone differential in Gauteng
 57.400 57.400 57.400 57.400 70.400
IP Tracer levy
 - - 0.010 0.010 -
Fuel levy
 352.000 352.000 337.000 337.000 -
Slate levy
 - - - - -
Customs & excise duty
 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 -
RAF levy
 198.000 198.000 198.000 198.000 -
DSML (Inland Demand Levy)
 10.000 - - - -
Petroleum Products Levy
 0.330 0.330 0.330 0.330 -
Equalisation Fund Levy
 - - - - -
Pump rounding
 0.200 0.200 - - -
Sub-total
 890.230 880.230 703.490 703.490 184.550
Retail price
 1,613.400 1,594.400 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,415.400  1,396.400 1,487.120 1,494.520  962.678

Composition of the retail price of petrol and the wholesale prices for diesel in coastal (cpt, dbn) for the period 03 April 2019 to 7 May 2019 will be as follows:

    Coastal Fuel Prices (Zone 1A)
      
INLAND FUEL PRICES (Zone 9C)
 Petrol 95 ULP
 Petrol 93 ULP & LRP Diesel *  0.05% S
 Diesel *  0.005% S
 Illuminating Paraffin
cent per litre cent per litre
 cent per litre cent per litre cent per litre
Contribution to the basic fuel price (BFP) 723.170 714.170 783.630 791.030 778.128
Wholesale margin
 34.800
 34.800 71.250 71.250 71.250
Service cost recoveries
 35.500 35.500 35.500 35.500 35.500
Storage, handling & delivery costs
 20.900
 20.900 20.900 20.900 20.900
Distribution cost
 14.600 14.600 14.600 14.600 14.600
Router Differential
 - - - - 7.400
Dealers margin       (*)
 198.0 198.0 - - -
Zone differential in Gauteng
 3.200
 3.200 3.200 3.200 3.200
IP Tracer levy
 - - - - -
Fuel levy
 352.000 352.000 337.000 337.000 -
Slate levy
 - - - - -
Customs & excise duty
 4000 4000 4000 4000 -
RAF levy
 198.000 198.000 198.000 198.000 -
DSML (Inland Demand Levy)
 - - - - -
Petroleum Products Levy
 0.330 0.330 0.340 0.340 -
Equalisation Fund Levy
 - - - - -
Pump rounding
 - - - - -
Sub-total
 825.830 825.830 649.290 649.290 117.350
Retail price
 1,549.000 1,540.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,351.000  1,342.000 1,432.920  1,440.320  895.478 

Official Price Change

South Africa Controlled Product Price Change

The Department of Minerals and Energy has announced the following price change for PETROL and DIESEL:

Effective Date :  Wednesday 03 April 2019
    

GAUTENG
 List Price Change
 Pump Price
(Zone 9C)
 CHANGE Current price
 New Price
 CHANGE Current price
 New price
Unit
 cent per liter
cent per liter cent per liter cent per liter cent per liter cent per liter
V Power 95 (Inland)
 131.4 c/l increase 1,284.000 1,415.400 131.4 c/l increase 1,482.000
 1,613.400
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 134.4 c/l increase 1,262.000

1,396.400

 134.4 c/l increase 1,460.000 1,594.400
Diesel 0.05%
 81.7 c/l increase 1,405.420 1,487.120 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 82.7 c/l increase 1,411.820 1,494.520 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 63 c/l increase 899.678 962.678 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled

Coastal List Price Change
 Pump Price
(Zone 1A)
 CHANGE Current price
 New Price
 CHANGE Current price
 New price
Unit
 cent per liter
 cent per liter cent per liter cent per liter cent per liter cent per liter
V Power 95 (Coastal)
 126 c/l increase 1,225.000 1,351.000
 126 c/l increase 1,423.000
 1,549.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 129 c/l increase 1,213.000 1,342.000
 129 c/l increase 1,411.000
 1,540.000
Diesel 0.05%
 76.3 c/l increase 1,356.620 1,432.920
 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 77.3 c/l increase 1,363.020
 1,440.320 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 56.3 c/l increase 839.178
 895.478
 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled

  • Petrol List and Pump prices above refer to Retail customers
  • Price change due to movements in crude and international product prices coupled with the prevailing (favourable) RAND – US dollar exchange rates

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