Energy
Fuel price drop for South Africa for May 2025 from Wednesday
Wed, 7 May 2025
The price of 93 and 95 octane unleaded (ULP) and lead replacement petrol (LRP) decreased by 22 cents a litre as of Wednesday 7 May 2025.
This will bring 95 unleaded down to R21.40 per litre in Gauteng and R20.57 per litre at the coast.
The wholesale price of diesel (0.05% sulphur) will decrease by 42 cents per litre and diesel (0.005% sulphur) will come down by 41 cents per litre.
The wholesale price of illuminating paraffin will decrease by 31 cents per litre.
The Single Maximum National Retail Price (SMNRP) for illuminating paraffin will see a 41 cent decrease and the maximum LPG Retail Price will increase by 46 cents per kilogram.
According to the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, the average price of Brent Crude oil decreased from $71.04 to $66.40 during the period under review.
The department said the main contributing factors were the tariff and trade war initiated by the United States, a possible lower demand for crude oil, an oversupply of oil from non-OPEC countries and the anticipated increase in oil production by OPEC+, while the price of LPG increased due to higher shipping costs.
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