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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 06 June 2018 to 03 July 2018 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
Wholesale margin
 34.000 34.000
 67.660 67.660 67.660
Service cost recoveries
 34.500 34.500 34.500 34.500 34.500
Storage, handling & delivery costs
 18.600
 18.600 18.600 18.600 18.600
Distribution cost
 15.900 15.900 15.900 15.900 15.900
Router Differential
 - - - - 7.400
Dealers margin       (*)
 187.2 187.2 - - -
Zone differential in Gauteng
 51.700 51.700 51.700 51.700 63.400
IP Tracer levy
 - - 0.010 0.010 -
Fuel levy
 337.000 337.000 322.000 322.000 -
Slate levy
 - - - - -
Customs & excise duty
 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 -
RAF levy
 193.000 193.000 193.000 193.000 -
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 - - -
Contribution to the basic fuel price (BFP)
 727.070 712.070 745.630 752.030 754.128
Sub-total
 851.930 841.930 673.200 673.200 172.960
Retail price
 1,579.000 1,554.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,391.800 1,366.800 1,418.830 1,425.230 927.088

Composition of the retail price of petrol and the wholesale prices for diesel in coastal (cpt, dbn) for the period 06 June 2018 to 03 July 2018 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
Wholesale margin
 34.000
 34.000
 67.660 67.660 67.660
Service cost recoveries
 34.500 34.500 34.500 34.500 34.500
Storage, handling & delivery costs
 18.600
 18.600 18.600 18.600 18.600
Distribution cost
 15.900 15.900 15.900 15.900 15.900
Router Differential
 - - - - 7.400
Dealers margin       (*)
 187.2 187.2 - - -
Zone differential in Gauteng
 2.900
 2.900 2.900 2.900 2.900
IP Tracer levy
 - - - - -
Fuel levy
 337.000 337.000 322.000 322.000 -
Slate levy
 - - - - -
Customs & excise duty
 - - - - -
RAF levy
 197.000 197.000 197.000 197.000 -
DSML (Inland Demand Levy)
 - - - - -
Petroleum Products Levy
 0.330 0.330 0.340 0.340 -
Equalisation Fund Levy
 - - - - -
Pump rounding
 - - - - -
Contribution to the basic fuel price (BFP)
 727.070 712.070 745.630 752.030 754.128
Sub-total
 792.930 792.930 624.400 624.400 112.460
Retail price
 1,520.000 1,505.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,332.800 1,317.800 1,370.030 1,376.430 866.588

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 06 June 2018

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)
 82 c/l increase 1,309.800 1,391.800 82 c/l increase 1,497.000 1,579.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 82 c/l increase 1,284.800 1,366.800 82 c/l increase 1,472.000 1,554.000
Diesel 0.05%
 85 c/l increase 1,333.830 1,418.830 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 87 c/l increase 1,338.230 1,425.230 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 82 c/l increase 845.088 927.088 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)
 82 c/l increase 1,250.800 1,332.800 82 c/l increase 1,438.000 1,520.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 82 c/l increase 1,235.800 1,317.800 82 c/l increase 1,423.000 1,505.000
Diesel 0.05%
 85 c/l increase 1,285.030 1,370.030 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 87 c/l increase 1,289.430 1,376.430 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 82 c/l increase 784.588 866.588 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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