The Department of Energy brought big smiles to the faces of South African motorists on Tuesday when they confirmed decreases in both the petrol and diesel prices for April.
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This is the second month where prices are set to drop after four consecutive months of increases.
The Department of Energy announced different prices decreases for Inland and Coastal regions.
The changes will take effect from midnight on Tuesday, 1 April.
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Fuel prices were adjusted as follows:
| FUEL | PRICE CHANGE (INLAND) | PRICE CHANGE (COAST) |
| Petrol 93 | decrease of 58 cents | decrease of 62 cents |
| Petrol 95 | decrease of 72 cents | decrease of 76 cents |
| Diesel 0.05% | decrease of 84 cents | decrease of 88 cents |
| Diesel 0.005% | decrease of 86 cents | decrease of 90 cents |
| Illuminating Paraffin | decrease of 82 cents | decrease of 84 cents |
The new April 2025 petrol and diesel prices (Inland and Coastal):
| INLAND | March (Old) | April (new) |
| Petrol 93 | R22.09 | R21.51 |
| Petrol 95 | R22.34 | R21.62 |
| Diesel 0.05% | R20.16 | R19.32 |
| Diesel 0.005% | R20.21 | R19.35 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R14.17 | R13.35 |
| COASTAL | March (old) | April (new) |
| Petrol 93 | R21.30 | R20.68 |
| Petrol 95 | R21.55 | R20.79 |
| Diesel 0.05% | R19.37 | R18.49 |
| Diesel 0.005% | R19.45 | R18.55 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R13.17 | R12.33 |
The table below shows how much it will now cost to fill three different tank sizes – from empty – in April and the saving from March.
The prices used for this exercise are coastal prices.
| Tank | 95 unleaded | Saving | 0.05% diesel | Saving |
| 45 litres | R935.55 | R34.20 | R832.05 | R39.60 |
| 60 litres | R1 247.40 | R45.60 | R1 109.40 | R52.80 |
| 80 litres | R1 663.20 | R60.80 | R1 479.20 | R70.40 |
Below, a look at how much it will cost in April to fill up the three of the best-selling cars in Mzansi (at the coast):
Volkswagen Polo Vivo – 45 litre: R935.55 for 95 unleaded
Toyota Urban Cruiser – 48 litre: R997.92 for 95 unleaded
Toyota Hilux – 80 litre: R1 479.20 for 0.05% diesel and R1 663.20 for 95 unleaded petrol
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 $74.76 a barrel.
Exchange rate
At the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R18.38/$.
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