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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has confirmed the latest official fuel price adjustments kicked in on Wednesday, 3 July. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Fuel price UPDATE: GOOD news for petrol, diesel in November 2023

The very early fuel projections from the Central Energy Fund for November 2023 shows some good news for petrol drivers and diesel car owners.

10-10-23 12:10
petrol and diesel price july
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has confirmed the latest official fuel price adjustments kicked in on Wednesday, 3 July. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The very early fuel projections from the Central Energy Fund for November 2023 shows some good news for petrol drivers and diesel car owners.

This news comes on the back of massive price hikes for both petrol and diesel earlier this month, as reported by The South African website.

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Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Monday, 9 October 2023.

FUELPRICE CHANGE
Petrol 93decrease of 164 cents
Petrol 95decrease of 168 cents
Diesel 0.05%decrease of 22 cents
Diesel 0.005%decrease of 30 cents
Illuminating Paraffindecrease of 31 cents

If these market conditions were to remain consistent for the remainder of the month – an unlikely scenario with the rand/dollar exchange rate ever fluctuating and the oil price changing – a decrease of 164 cents is expected for petrol 93 octane motorists and a decrease of 168 cents for 95 users.

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Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see something around a 22 to 30 cents per litre decrease.

Finally, illuminating paraffin is expected to decrease by 31 cents.

FUEL PRICE IN SOUTH AFRICA IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:

1. The international price of petroleum products, driven mainly by oil prices

2. The rand/dollar exchange rate used in the purchase of these products


Oil price

At the time of publishing the brent crude oil price is $87.42 a barrel.

Exchange rate

At the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R19.30/$.

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The final overall price changes for both petrol and diesel will be confirmed in the weeks ahead with the new prices coming into effect at midnight on Tuesday, 7 November.

Go easy on the accelerator until then, Mzansi.


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The current OCTOBER 2023 petrol and diesel prices (Inland and Coastal):

INLANDOctober
Petrol 93R25.22
Petrol 95R25.68
Diesel 0.05%R25.02
Diesel 0.005%R25.22
Illuminating ParaffinR18.92
COASTALOctober
Petrol 93R24.50
Petrol 95R24.96
Diesel 0.05%R24.29
Diesel 0.005%R24.53
Illuminating ParaffinR17.99

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