Another massive petrol price drop is expected on Wednesday, 7 September 2022, thanks, in part, to the movements of oil prices in the global markets.
Petrol price: Here’s how much a litre may cost from Wednesday, 7 September 2022
For the second month in a row, South Africans will experience much-needed relief at the pumps. Much of the downward adjustment to September’s petrol price decrease is primarily impacted by the rising concerns about the flailing global economy, which, experts suggest, is the consequence of the ongoing Ukraine war.
The Automotive Association (AA) has cautiously welcomed the consecutive petrol price decrease but warns that the record-high fuel costs of June and July 2022 will still negatively impact the economy — unless the government intervenes.
“A sustainable solution to mitigating rising fuel costs is still necessary and until that solution is found, citizens will be at the mercy of fuel price hikes,” the AA noted in a statement to Fin24.
Taking into consideration the CEF’s latest fuel price estimations, published on Thursday, 1 September 2022, this is how much a litre of fuel may cost from Wednesday, 7 September 2022
PLEASE NOTE: The petrol price estimations listed above are speculative and likely to be affected by daily oil prices and currency fluctuations. To determine the price per litre estimation, we used the BFP estimation from the CEF’s latest daily analysis, along with Shell’s most recent petrol price update, which lists a detailed breakdown of the exact levy, taxes and other costs included in the final retail price of fuel in South Africa.
Inland
TYPE | PRICE (p/l) | CHANGE |
Petrol 95 | R23.38 | -R2.04 |
Petrol 93 | R22.95 | -R2.04 |
Diesel 0.05% | R24.29 | -R0.46 |
Diesel 0.005% | R24.05 | -R0.56 |
Coastal
TYPE | PRICE (p/l) | CHANGE |
Petrol 95 | R22.73 | -R2.04 |
Petrol 93 | R22.30 | -R2.04 |
Diesel 0.05% | R23.41 | -R0.46 |
Diesel 0.005% | R23.40 | -R0.56 |
What goes into the final retail price of fuel in South Africa?
Determining the final retail price of petrol in South Africa relies heavily on the rand’s performance in currency markets and oil price movements. Using this information, the CEF can formulate basic fuel price (BFP) estimates which, in essence, offer South African importers a snapshot into the cost of buying petrol from an international refinery, transporting the product and ensuring it against possible losses at sea and on land.
However, before the retail price of petrol is finalised at petrol stations, several additional costs are included in the BFP:
Government levies
- IP tracer levy (reimbursement to the oil industry for buying IP tracer dye and injecting it into IP to curtail the mixing of IP and diesel)
- General Fuel levy (tax levied by the government)
- Slate levy (to finance the cumulative under-recovery of the industry)
- RAF levy (to compensate for people involved in road crashes and accidents)
- Petroleum products levy (reimbursement to the pipeline users for the applicable NERSA tariff on transporting fuel through the pipeline)
Additional costs
- Wholesale margin (markup to the price of a product to account for wholesaling costs)
- Service cost recoveries
- Storage, handling and delivery costs
- Distribution costs
- Dealers margin (commission to the fuel pump dealers for retail operation)
- Zone differential (applicable to inland regions)
- Customs and excise duty
Petrol price adjustments are generally made on the first Wednesday of every month by the Department of Energy.