The Department of Energy brought much-needed smiles to the faces of South Africa’s motorists earlier this week when they confirmed decreases in both the petrol and diesel prices for April.
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It represents the second consecutive month where prices are set to drop after four straight months of increases.
The Department of Energy announced different prices decreases for Inland and Coastal regions.
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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 |
Prices at the coast became comparatively cheaper than the cost inland.
But what’s the difference in terms of filling the tank (from empty) of a 80 litre Toyota Hilux in Johannesburg and Cape Town?
JOHANNESBURG
| Tank | 95 unleaded – R21.62 | 0.05% diesel – R19.32 |
| 80 litres | R1 729.60 | R1 545.60 |
CAPE TOWN
| Tank | 95 unleaded – R20.79 | 0.05% diesel – R18.49 |
| 80 litres | R1 663.20 | R1 479.20 |
That means it’s R66.40 cheaper to fill a Toyota Hilux with 95 unleaded or 0.05% diesel in Cape Town compared to Johannesburg.
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 $70.03 a barrel.
Exchange rate
At the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R18.88/$.
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