Fuel prices see drop in April

AMMAN — The government’s fuel pricing committee on Friday decided to lower the price of diesel, unleaded 90- and 95-octane gasoline and maintain the prices of kerosene for April.

Using the price formula for pricing fuel derivatives, the committee said that diesel saw a decrease of JD0.025, and it will be sold at JD0.785 in April, down from March's JD0.810.

The committee also decided that the price of unleaded 90-octane gasoline will go down in April to JD0.940 per litre compared with JD0.945 in March. The price of unleaded 95-octane gasoline will also decrease in April to JD1.180 per litre, down from JD1.185 per litre in March.

The committee also decided that the price of kerosene will remain unchanged in April, and will continue to be sold at JD0.620 per litre. The price of gas cylinders, used for cooking and heating purposes, will remain at JD7 as usual, according to the committee’s decision, made in line with the Royal directives.

The committee, which meets monthly to adjust domestic prices consistent with oil price changes in the international market, said that it referred to international oil prices to set the prices for April.

Also on Friday, the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) decided to maintain the “differences in fuel prices” category on monthly electricity bills for February at zero fils per kilowatt-hour (kWh).