South African motorists can expect a decrease in both the petrol and diesel price as from Wednesday (5 February 2020).<\/p>\n
This drop is primarily due to an appreciation of the rand and a decrease in international petrol price during the period under review, the Department of Energy said in a statement<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Because of these factors, the DoE said that both grades of petrol (93 and 95) will decrease by 13 cents per litre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Both grades of Diesel (0.05% and 0.005% sulphur) will decrease by 5 cents per litre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The price of illuminating Paraffin (SMNRP) will decrease by 4 cents per litre, while the maximum LPGas retail price will decrease by 1 cent per kilogram.<\/p>\n From Wednesday, 95 will cost R16.03 in Gauteng and R15.39 at the coast, while diesel will cost R14.57 in Gauteng and R14.03 at the coast.<\/p>\n “The average international product prices for petrol decreased, whilst that of Diesel and Illuminating Paraffin increased during the period under review,” the DoE said.<\/p>\n “The rand appreciated against the US Dollar during the period under review, on average, when compared to the previous period.<\/p>\n “The average rand\/US dollar exchange rate for the period 27 December 2019 to 30 January 2020 was 14.32 compared to 14.47 during the previous period.<\/p>\n “This led to a lower contribution to the Basic Fuel Prices on petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin by 7.26 c\/l, 7.75 c\/l and 7.71 c\/l respectively,” it said.<\/p>\n This is how fuel prices will change in February:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Fuel (Inland)<\/th>\n January official\u00a0<\/a><\/th>\n February Official<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 95 Petrol<\/td>\n R16.16<\/td>\n R16.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 93 Petrol<\/td>\n R15.84<\/td>\n R15.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 0.05% Diesel (wholesale)<\/td>\n R14.62<\/td>\n R14.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 0.005% Diesel (wholesale)<\/td>\n R14.67<\/td>\n R14.62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Illuminating Paraffin<\/td>\n R9.28<\/td>\n R9.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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