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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 05 December 2018 to 1 January 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
 21.920 21.920 21.920 21.920 -
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)
 637.550 624.550 767.630 773.030 774.128
Sub-total
 886.450 876.450 699.710 699.710 177.550
Retail price
 1,524.000 1,501.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,326.000 1,303.000 1,467.340 1,472.740 951.678

Composition of the retail price of petrol and the wholesale prices for diesel in coastal (cpt, dbn) for the period 05 December 2018 to 1 January 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
 21.920 21.920 21.920 21.920 -
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)
 637.550 624.550 767.630 773.030 774.128
Sub-total
 827.450 827.450 650.910 650.910 117.050
Retail price
 1,465.000 1,452.000 - - -
Wholesale price
 1,267.000 1,254.000 1,418.540 1,423.940 891.178

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 05 December 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)
 189.9 c/l decrease 1,515.900 1,326.000 184 c/l Decrease 1,708.000 1,524.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 189.9 c/l decrease 1,492.900 1,303.000 184 c/l Decrease 1,685.000 1,501.000
Diesel 0.05%
 145.41 c/l decrease 1,612.750 1,467.340 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 147.41 c/l decrease 1,620.150 1,472.740 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 133.41 c/l decrease 1,085.088 951.678 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)
 189.9 c/l decrease 1,456.900 1,267.000 184 c/l Decrease 1,649.000 1,465.000
M93 ULP & M93LRP
 189.9 c/l decrease 1,443.900 1,254.000 184 c/l Decrease 1,636.000 1,452.000
Diesel 0.05%
 145.41 c/l decrease 1,563.950 1,418.540 Not controlled Not controlled
 Not controlled
Diesel 0.005%
 147.41 c/l decrease 1,571.350 1,423.940 Not controlled Not controlled Not controlled
Illuminating Paraffin
 133.41 c/l decrease 1,024.588 891.178 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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