Fuel prices go up

Fuel prices go up

March 12, 2019   07:17 pm

The Ministry of Finance announced that fuel prices have been increased with effect from midnight today (12), based on the pricing formula.

The price of 92 Octane Petrol has been increased by Rs. 3 per liter while 95 Octane Petrol has been increased by Rs. 7 per liter.

The price of Super Diesel has also been increased by Rs. 8 per liter, and the price of Auto Diesel has been increased by Rs 1 per liter.

Accordingly, the revised prices are as below:

Type of Fuel         Revised Price (Rs)

Octane 92 Petrol          132

Octane 95 Petrol          159

Auto Diesel                   104

Super Diesel                 134


A committee appointed on the fuel prices revises the fuel prices monthly according to the prices of the global oil market and the fuel price formula.

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