{"id":6624,"date":"2024-12-09T14:51:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=6624"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:51:21","slug":"zera-announces-new-fuel-prices-diesel-up-petrol-down-effective-december-5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=6624","title":{"rendered":"ZERA Announces New Fuel Prices: Diesel Up, Petrol Down Effective December 5, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Business Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced updated fuel prices effective December 5, 2024, revealing a slight decrease in petrol prices alongside a minor increase in diesel prices compared to November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to ZERA, the price of diesel has increased to a maximum of US$1.54 per litre, up $0.02 from last month\u2019s price of US$1.52 per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Zimbabwean dollars, the maximum price for diesel is set at 39.34 ZWG per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The price adjustment reflects market conditions based on M-1,&#8221; ZERA stated in its official notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For petrol users, there is some relief with the price of blended petrol (E20) now costing a maximum of US$1.48 per litre, a decrease of $0.03 from November\u2019s price of US$1.51 per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The maximum price in Zimbabwean dollars is 37.85 ZWG per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The blending ratio remains at E20,&#8221; ZERA clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZERA emphasized that operators may sell fuel below these prescribed prices depending on their trading advantages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;All fuel stations must display their prices prominently as per regulations,&#8221; the authority noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their statement released on December 5, ZERA detailed the new prices as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diesel 50: Maximum Price of 39.34 ZWG\/Litre or US$1.54\/Litre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blend E20: Maximum Price of 37.85 ZWG\/Litre or US$1.48\/Litre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These prices are set to remain effective until January 4, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZERA also urged the public and stakeholders to verify petroleum prices through its official platforms, stating,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPetroleum price releases by ZERA can be verified on the official ZERA website, Facebook, or Twitter handle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As consumers adjust to the new pricing structure, ZERA&#8217;s updates underscore the dynamic nature of fuel pricing in Zimbabwe amid fluctuating market conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced updated fuel prices effective December 5, 2024, revealing a slight decrease in petrol prices alongside a minor increase in diesel&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6626,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6624\/revisions\/6626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}