By Alfred Zacharia
DAR ES SALAAM: The Energy and Water Utilities
Regulatory Authority (EWURA) announced new the price-caps of petroleum products
in Tanzania for July 2024.
Motorists in Dar es Salaam will now pay Sh3,210 for a liter
of petrol and Sh3,115 for a liter of diesel, saving Sh51 and Sh7, accordingly,
as compared to price caps recorded last month.
Kerosene consumers in the commercial city will pay Sh3,261
per liter.
The decline of prices, according the regulator, were attributed
by a decrease in oil prices (FOB) in the world market, with a weighted average
reduction of 5.92 percent for petrol and 0.65 percent for diesel, save for kerosene.
Furthermore, the depreciation of the Tanzanian Shilling
against the US Dollar by 0.6 per cent and an increase in premiums for the
importation of petroleum products by an average of 1.60 percent for petrol and
3.35 percent for diesel at Dar es Salaam Port have also contributed to the
price adjustments.
According to EWURA, a decrease in premiums by 11.75 percent
for petrol and 11.75 percent for diesel at Tanga Port and an increase in
premiums by an average of 11.25 percent for petrol and 11.22 percent for diesel
at Mtwara Port also contributed to the price changes.
Petroleum product prices for other cities and towns will be
as follows: petrol prices in Tanga will be Sh3,210 and in Mtwara, Sh3,212,
while customers in Tanga and Mtwara will pay Sh3,124 respectively for a liter
of diesel.
Price of kerosene in Tanga is Sh3,307 and Sh3,333 in Mtwara.
Retailers and wholesalers are obligated to sell petroleum
products at prices issued by the authority.