Diesel reaches €2.126 per litre in Cyprus as petrol prices continue to rise
The Consumer Protection Service reports average diesel prices of €2.022 per litre, while petrol prices remain on an upward trend that began in August.
Limassol, Cyprus. Diesel prices have reached €2.126 per litre at Cyprus’s most expensive pump, while petrol prices continue an upward trend that began in August, according to the Consumer Protection Service. Fuel costs remain a burden for Cypriot motorists.
Nationwide average prices
The service’s latest price observatory puts the nationwide average for unleaded 95 petrol at €1.757 per litre and unleaded 98 at €1.812.
Diesel averages €2.022 per litre, while heating fuel stands at €1.678. Elevated transport and energy costs continue to put pressure on households and businesses.
Diesel reaches record high in Limassol
The latest figures follow Wednesday’s report that diesel had reached an all-time high of €2.126 per litre at a petrol station in Limassol, near the city’s seafront road, the Kean factory and The Oval.
The cheapest diesel was available in Pyrga, in Larnaca district, at €1.939 per litre, matching the lowest price in the latest nationwide figures. Diesel prices ranged from that level in Larnaca district to €2.126 in Limassol district.
Petrol and heating fuel price ranges
For unleaded 95, the lowest price was €1.669 per litre in Larnaca district, while the highest was €1.829 in both Paphos and Nicosia districts.
Unleaded 98 was cheapest in Nicosia district at €1.738 per litre, compared with a high of €1.999 in Paphos district.
Heating fuel was cheapest in Larnaca district at €1.529 per litre. The highest price, €1.769, was recorded in both Larnaca and Famagusta districts.
Debate over price increases
The latest increases come amid debate over whether fuel prices in Cyprus are rising excessively compared with other European countries.
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