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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 07 August 2019 to 3 September 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) 693.170 683.170 719.630 724.030 730.128
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
 - - 0.100 0.100 -
Fuel levy
 361.000 361.000 347.000 347.000 -
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
 898.830 888.830 713.580 713.580 184.550
Retail price
 1,592.000 1,572.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,394.000  1,374.000 1,433.210 1,437.610  914.678

Composition of the retail price of petrol and the wholesale prices for diesel in coastal (cpt, dbn) for the period 07 August 2019 to 3 September 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) 693.170 683.170 719.630 724.030 730.128
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
 - - 0.100 0.100 -
Fuel levy
 361.000 361.000 347.000 347.000 -
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)
 - - - - -
Petroleum Products Levy
 0.330 0.330 0.330 0.330 -
Equalisation Fund Levy
 - - - - -
Pump rounding
 - - - - -
Sub-total
 834.830 834.830 659.380 659.380 117.350
Retail price
 1,528.000 1,518.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,330.000 1,320.000 1,379.010 1,383.410 847.478

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 07 August 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)
 11 c/l increase 1,383.000 1,394.000 11 c/l increase 1,581.000 1,592.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 11 c/l increase 1,363.000

1,374.000

 11 c/l increase 1,561.000 1,572.000
Diesel 0.05%
 13.29 c/l decrease 1,446.500
 1,433.210
 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 14.29 c/l decrease 1,451.900
 1,437.610
 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 2 c/l decrease 916.678
 914.678
 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)
 11 c/l increase 1,319.000
 1,330.000
 11 c/l increase 1,517.000
 1,528.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 11 c/l increase 1,309.000
 1,320.000
 11 c/l increase 1,507.000
 1,518.000
Diesel 0.05%
 13.29 c/l decrease 1,392.300
 1,379.010
 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 14.29 c/l decrease 1,397.700
 1,383.410
 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 2 c/l decrease 849.478
 847.478
 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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