The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has announced revised prices for petroleum products, increasing the rates of petrol and high-speed diesel.
According to the notification, the price of petrol has been increased by Rs 4.10 per litre, while the price of high-speed diesel has risen by Rs 6.41 per litre. The new prices of petroleum products will come into effect from September 16, 2026.
The new price of petrol has been fixed at Rs 384.34 per litre. Similarly, the new price of diesel has been fixed at Rs 415.83 per litre. Under the new daily pricing system, on July 17, the government increased the price of petrol by Rs 5.44 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs 31.50 per litre for the next three days. Following this increase, petrol reached Rs 316.15 per litre, while diesel was priced at Rs 354.35 per litre.
Later, on July 20, the government reduced the price of petrol by Rs 0.35 per litre, bringing it down to Rs 315.80 per litre. However, the price of diesel increased by Rs 5.71 per litre on the same day, reaching Rs 360.60 per litre. Before that, on Friday, the price of petrol had been set at Rs 345.87 per litre, and the price of diesel had been set at Rs 378.5 per litre. These prices had been changed for the next three days, till September 7. The price of petrol was decreased by Rs 3.13, and the price of diesel was increased by Rs 3.74.
Since July 22, the government has increased the price of petrol by Rs 38.04 per litre. Petrol was priced at Rs 320.73 per litre on July 22. It is now being sold at Rs 358.77 per litre. The price of high-speed diesel has also gone up during this period. Diesel was priced at Rs 367.21 per litre on July 22. It now costs Rs 381.77 per litre, showing an increase of Rs 14.56 per litre. In the latest price revision, the government increased the price of high-speed diesel by Rs 3.72 per litre.