Petrol Diesel Price On 26 February 2023: Government oil companies have released new prices of petrol and diesel. There is a relief news that even today there has been no big change in the prices of oil. Petrol and diesel prices in the country have remained stable since last year. Let us tell you the new rate list of petrol and diesel.
According to the new oil prices released by Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil at 6 am, petrol costs Rs 96.72 in Delhi, while diesel costs Rs 89.62 per liter in the national capital. Petrol is being sold at Rs 106.31 per liter and diesel at Rs 94.27 per liter in Mumbai. The price of petrol in Kolkata is Rs 106.03 and in Chennai one liter of petrol is being sold at Rs 102.73.
Petrol and diesel prices in major cities of the country February 2023
Chennai: Petrol rate: Rs 102.63 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.24 per liter
Kolkata: Petrol rate: Rs 106.03 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 92.76 per liter
Bengaluru: Petrol rate: Rs 101.94 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 87.89 per liter
Lucknow: Petrol rate: Rs 96.57 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.76 per liter
Noida: Petrol rate: Rs 96.79 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.96 per liter
Gurugram: Petrol rate: Rs 97.18 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 90.05 per liter
Chandigarh: Petrol rate: Rs 96.20 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 84.26 per liter
Mumbai: Petrol rate: Rs 106.31 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.27 per liter
Delhi: Petrol rate: Rs 96.72 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.62 per liter
When will petrol-diesel be cheaper
The last nationwide change in petrol-diesel fuel rates took place on May 21 last year, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cut excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per liter and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre. Any change in the prices of petrol and diesel comes into effect from 6 am every day. Recently Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had asked OMC companies to cut retail prices of petrol and diesel. Crude oil prices are low in the international market and if the OMC’s recovery is low. OMCs incurred a loss of Rs 21200 crores due to selling petrol and diesel below the cost price.
