The UAE’s Fuel Price Committee today hiked retail petrol and diesel prices for September sharply, raising fuel prices for the third straight month. The UAE’s fuel price committee reviews prices of the fuel every month. In 2015, UAE liberalised petrol and diesel prices, allowing them to move in tandem with global trends.
From September 1, Super 98 petrol will cost 3.42 dirhams a litre as compared to 3.14 dirhams in August, up about 9%. In July, Super 98 petrol rate was fixed at 3 dirhams a litre. Special 95 price has been increased to 3.31 dirhams in September, from 3.02 dirhams a litre. Diesel price has been hiked to 3.4 dirhams a litre, from 2.95dirhams in August, up around 15%.
