As projected in the last week, petrol and diesel prices will be going up on 1 February 2023, increasing by 28 cents and between a decrease of 1 cent and an increase of 9 cents per litre, respectively.
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has published the official fuel price adjustments which will come into effect on Wednesday.
Petrol 93 increases by 28 cents per litre
Petrol 95 increases by 28 cents per litre
Diesel 0.05% increases by 9 cents per litre
Diesel 0.005% decreases by 1 cent per litre
Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale) increases by 58 cents per litre
LPGAS decreases by 140 cents per kilogram
The department said the main factors contributing to the increases include higher prices for Brent crude oil, which increased to $85.08.
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Furthermore, international prices for petroleum products and the strengthening of the rand against the US dollar also played a role.
“The movement in international refined petroleum product prices, diesel, petrol and illuminating paraffin in particular, followed the increasing trend in crude oil prices, while the prices of LP Gas decreased due to lower propane and butane prices during the period under review.
“These factors led to higher contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices of petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin by 92.74 c/l, 71.40 c/l and 78.21 c/l, respectively. The LPGas prices are decreasing due to the lower prices of Propane and Butane during the period under review,” it said.
The rand appreciated slightly, on average, against the US Dollar – from R17.28 to R17.00 per USD – during the period under review when compared to the previous one.
“The stronger Rand led to lower contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices of petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin by 15.97 c/l, 18.79 c/l and 19.36 c/l respectively.”
The negative slate balance on petrol and diesel amounted to R2.191 billion at the end of December 2022. A slate levy decrease of 43.84 c/l (from 61.38 c/l to 17.54 c/l) will be implemented into the price structures of petrol and diesel, in line with the Self-Adjusting Slate Mechanism rules effective from the 1st of February 2023.
This is how the expected price changes will reflect at the pumps inland:
93 Petrol from R21.10 in January to R21.38 in February
95 Petrol from R21.40 in January to R21.68 in February
0.05% diesel (wholesale) from R21.23 in January to R21.32 in February
0.005% diesel (wholesale)from R21.42 in January to R21.41 in February
Illuminating Paraffin from R15.26 in January to R15.84 in February
LPGAS (p/kg) from R34.86 in January to R33.46 in February
This is how the expected price changes will reflect at the coastal pumps:
93 Petrol from R20.45 in January to R20.73 in February
95 Petrol from R20.75 in January to R21.03 in February
0.05% diesel (wholesale) from R20.58 in January to R20.67 in February
0.005% diesel (wholesale) from R20.78 in January to R20.77 in February
Illuminating Paraffin from R14.47 in January to R15.05 in February
LPGAS (p/kg) from R32.45 in January to R31.05 in February
