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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 6 February 2019 to 5 March  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
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
 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)
 543.470 531.470 636.630 641.030 646.128
Sub-total
 864.530 854.530 677.790 677.790 177.550
Retail price
 1,408.000 1,386.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,210.000  1,188.000 1,314.420 1,318.820  823.678

Composition of the retail price of petrol and the wholesale prices for diesel in coastal (cpt, dbn) for the period 6 February 2019 to 5 March 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
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
 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)
 543.470 531.470 636.630 641.030 646.128
Sub-total
 805.530 805.530 628.990 628.990 117.050
Retail price
 1,349.000 1,337.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,151.000  1,139.000 1,265.620  1,270.020  763.178 

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 February 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)
 7 c/l increase 1,203.000  1,210.000
 7 c/l increase 1,401.000  1,408.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 7 c/l increase 1,181.000 1,188.000 7 c/l increase 1,379.000 1,386.000
Diesel 0.05%
 1 c/l increase 1,313.420 1,314.420 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 2 c/l increase 1,316.820 1,318.820 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 5 c/l decrease 828.678 823.678 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)
 7 c/l increase 1,144.000 1,151.000 7 c/l increase 1,342.000 1,349.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 7 c/l increase 1,132.000
1,139.000
 7 c/l increase 1,330.000
 1,337.000
Diesel 0.05%
 1 c/l increase 1,264.620
 1,265.620 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 2 c/l increase 1,268.020 1,270.020
 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 5 c/l decrease 768.178 763.178
 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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