{"id":2000104201,"date":"2026-03-04T22:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000104201"},"modified":"2026-03-04T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:00:00","slug":"diesel-prices-up-by-rwf-48-in-latest-rura-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/diesel-prices-up-by-rwf-48-in-latest-rura-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Diesel prices up by Rwf 48 in latest RURA review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a communiqu\u00e9 issued on Wednesday, the regulator said the new pump prices will take effect from 6:00 am on March 5, 2026. The maximum retail price of gasoline (petrol), inclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT), will remain at Rwf 1,989 per litre, while diesel will be capped at Rwf 1,948 per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The adjustment raises diesel from the Rwf 1,900 per litre rate that had been in place since November 2025. Petrol prices remain steady at the same level set during the review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RURA Director General, Evariste Rugigana, said the revised pump prices \u201creflect prevailing trends in the international market for refined petroleum products, and measures taken by the Government of Rwanda to mitigate the impact of evolving global developments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global fuel prices have recently surged by more than 10 percent following the escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran, which disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane that handles about 20 percent of the world\u2019s traded oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, recently highlighted the risk of rising fuel and commodity prices due to the global supply chain disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during an interview with the Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA), he reassured the public that Rwanda\u2019s fuel reserves remain stable and that the government is closely monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that, if necessary, alternative markets will be explored to ensure continued economic stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The maximum retail price of gasoline (petrol), inclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT), will remain at Rwf 1,989 per litre, while diesel will be capped at Rwf 1,948 per litre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diesel prices in Rwanda are set to increase by Rwf 48 per litre, according to the latest bi-monthly review by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), while petrol prices remain unchanged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000104202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000104201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000104202,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arton45583-1c846.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":600,"height":414,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arton45583-1c846.jpg","width":150,"height":104},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arton45583-1c846.jpg","width":300,"height":207},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arton45583-1c846.jpg","width":600,"height":414},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arton45583-1c846.jpg","width":600,"height":414},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arton45583-1c846.jpg","width":600,"height":414}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000104201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000104204,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104201\/revisions\/2000104204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000104202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000104201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000104201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000104201"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000104201"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000104201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}