Since the second half of December, fuel prices in Dushanbe have fallen on average 12 percent.
Thus, the price the 92-octane gasoline, which is the most sought-after grade of automobile gas in the country, has fallen 11.5 percent over the reporting period, the price for diesel fuel has fallen over the same period 11.3 percent, and the price for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) has fallen 13.3 percent since the second half of December.
On Friday February 18, the prices for one liter of the 92-octane gasoline, diesel fuel and LNG in Dushanbe were 10.00 somonis, 10.20 somonis and 6.50 somonis, respectively.
In the second half of December, the prices for one liter of the 92-octane gasoline, diesel fuel and LNG in Dushanbe were 11.30 somonis, 11.50 somonis and 7.50 somonis, respectively.
Half a month before the gradual price reduction, the Antimonopoly Agency of Tajikistan predicted that the reverse process will begin in the second half of November.
The Antimonopoly Agency specialists explained their optimistic forecasts by the fact that fuel prices are usually frozen or even fall in winter due to a decline in demand and they rise in summer and autumn as the countries providing the bulk of Tajikistan’s fuel imports limit sales in connection with harvest seasons.
As it had bene reported earlier, fuel prices began to decline in the Tajik capital for the first time in November after steadily rising since June.
Since the second half of November, prices for gasoline and diesel fuel in Dushanbe have dropped by 2.7 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively.
On November 18, the price for one liter of the 92-octane gasoline in Dushanbe was 11.00 somonis and the price for one liter of diesel fuel was 11.20 somonis.
Meanwhile, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices in the Tajik capital dropped by 4.0 percent over the reporting period. On November 18, the price for one liter of LNG in Dushanbe was 7.20 somonis (more than 60 percent of the country's motor vehicles use liquefied natural gas as fuel).
In 2021, Russia and Kazakhstan provided the bulk of Tajikistan’s imports
Last year, Tajikistan reportedly imported about 620,000 tons of petroleum products, which was 60 percent more than in 2020.
In 2021, about 87 percent of petroleum products came more Russia, 7.3 percent from Kazakhstan, 2.6 percent from Uzbekistan, 2.4 percent from Turkmenistan, and the rest came from other countries.
Last year, one ton of fuel cost suppliers on average US$667.00, which was US$200.00 more than in 2020.
