Fuel prices in Lebanon fell again yesterday morning, according to the latest scale from the Ministry of Energy and Water, this trend having started on 7 July. The prices of 20 liters of gasoline at 95 and 98 octane thus fell by 18,000 Lebanese pounds each and were sold at 591,000 and 603,000 pounds respectively. Those of diesel used by vehicles now cost 647,000 pounds after a drop of 16,000 pounds, while the domestic gas cylinder was priced at 311,000 pounds, its price having fallen by 6,000 pounds.
The price of fuel oil, used in particular to supply private generators and priced in dollars, amounts to 1,047 dollars per kilolitre, against 1,063 dollars previously.
Commenting on the new scale, spokesman for the service station owners’ union, Georges Brax, noted that the drop in the price of 20 liters of 95 octane petrol is due to the drop in the price of a kilolitre of imported petrol. close to 30 dollars and the stabilization of the dollar/pound rate on the Sayrafa platform at 25,600 pounds. The price of diesel also fell as its price on the world market fell by almost $16 and the parallel market exchange rate adopted for these imports fell from 29,813 pounds to 29,525 pounds. books.
Fuel prices in Lebanon fell again yesterday morning, according to the latest scale from the Ministry of Energy and Water, this trend having started on 7 July. The prices of 20 liters of gasoline at 95 and 98 octane thus fell by 18,000 Lebanese pounds each and were sold at 591,000 and 603,000 pounds respectively. Those of the diesel used by…