Tanzanian Regulator Increases Gasoline Prices Amid Shortage
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Tanzania, which has experienced fuel shortages at gas stations this month, raised the cost of gasoline by 5.5 percent after international oil prices climbed and the shilling weakened against the dollar.
Gasoline prices will increase to 2,114 shillings ($1.31) per liter in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital, with effect from today, the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority said in a statement in the Daily News newspaper. The cost of diesel rises by 6.3 percent to 2,031 shillings and kerosene, used as a cooking fuel and for lighting, by 5.3 percent to 2,005 shillings, it said.