The petrol price is set to drop by 22 cents a litre from Wednesday, while the price of diesel will drop by between 9 and 10 cents per litre.
According to eNCA, the Department of Energy on Saturday announced that the rand’s recent performance against the US dollar was the main contributing factor to the decrease, and this was supported by a drop in the prices of all petroleum products during the period under review.”
The price of illuminating paraffin will decrease by 3 cents/litre, and LP Gas by 47 cents/kilogram.