The newest information factors to a smaller petrol worth hike in March 2025 than was earlier anticipated – and a potential drop in the price of diesel.
But issues may nonetheless go both method …
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As reported by The South African website, automobile house owners in Mzansi noticed an enormous enhance in the price of each petrol and diesel within the first week of the month.
This was resulting from a mix of the rand depreciating towards the greenback and the value of oil persevering with to rise because of ongoing unrest within the Middle East.
Below, the newest projections as obtained by The South African website from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), efficient Tuesday, 18 February.
| FUEL | PRICE CHANGE |
| Petrol 93 | enhance of 20 cents |
| Petrol 95 | enhance of seven cents |
| Diesel 0.05% | lower of two cents |
| Diesel 0.005% | lower of 9 cents |
| Illuminating Paraffin | enhance of 10 cents |
If the market circumstances have been to stay constant for the rest of the month – an unlikely state of affairs with the rand/greenback change price fluctuating and the oil worth ever altering – a rise of 20 cents is anticipated for petrol 93 octane motorists and a rise of seven cents for 95 customers.
Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see one thing between a two and 9 cents per litre enhance.
Finally, illuminating paraffin is anticipated to extend by 10 cents.
FUEL PRICE IN SOUTH AFRICA IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:
1. The worldwide worth of petroleum merchandise, pushed primarily by oil costs
2. The rand/greenback change price used within the buy of those merchandise
Oil worth
At the time of publishing the brent crude oil worth is $76.46 a barrel.
Exchange price
At the time of publishing the rand/greenback change price is R18.42/$.
The ultimate general worth adjustments for each petrol and diesel will likely be confirmed early subsequent month with the brand new costs taking impact at midnight on Tuesday, 4 March 2025.
Go simple on the accelerator till then, Mzansi.
The present February 2025 petrol and diesel costs (Inland and Coastal):
| INLAND | February |
| Petrol 93 | R22.16 |
| Petrol 95 | R22.41 |
| Diesel 0.05% | R20.34 |
| Diesel 0.005% | R20.45 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R14.23 |
| COASTAL | February |
| Petrol 93 | R21.37 |
| Petrol 95 | R21.62 |
| Diesel 0.05% | R19.55 |
| Diesel 0.005% | R19.69 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R13.23 |
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