Petrol prices slightly increase, diesel cheapens in Moldova
15:23 | 20.09.2016 Category: Economic
Chisinau, 20 September /MOLDPRES/- Prices for Premium-95 petrol will increase by 0.06 lei on 21 September, up to 16.25 lei per one litre, and diesel will cheapen by 0.1 lei, from 13.92 lei to 13.82 lei per one litre. The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) today set the ceiling selling price for Premium-95 petrol at 16.25 lei per one litre, and for diesel – 13.82 lei for 21 September – 4 October.
The new prices for petrol and diesel will enter into force at midnight, when operators will have no right to sell fuels by retail at higher prices than those set by ANRE.
The concerned prices have been set by ANRE in accordance with the provisions of a new methodology of formation and applying the prices for oil products, in force starting from 13 May 2016. The prices posted today on ANRE’s webpage will be valid during 14 calendar days.
Under the Methodology, ANRE every 14 days, on Tuesdays, sets the ceiling retail selling prices for petrol, diesel and liquefied gas, and publishes them on its webpage till 13:00. On the same day, each operator on the oil products market will establish, proceeding from the ceiling prices set by ANRE, the retail selling prices for the oil products, will publish them on its webpage and will post them on informative panels placed at fuel supply stations. The prices set by operators will enter into force and will be applied for all consumers, starting from Wednesday midnight at 00:01.
(Reporter V. Bercu, editor M. Jantovan)