Unfortunately, this is not a mistake. Asked by The essential, a spokesman for the Department of Energy confirmed the figures provided by the government in a statement. From this Saturday, at midnight, the prices of diesel and unleaded 98 will increase in large widths: +18.5 cents/litre for the first and +9 cents/litre for the second! Unprecedented increases for the Grand Duchy, which will take these fuels to new heights (1.728 euro/l for diesel, 1.796 euro/l for unleaded 98). Remember that this Friday, unleaded 95 has already increased by 6.3 cents/litre.
If you drive on diesel, don’t hesitate to fill your tank to the brim before midnight on Friday. By buying, for example, 45 liters of this fuel, you will save more than 8 euros compared to the same purchase made tomorrow. Saturday, refueling will cost more than 85 euros, if the tank of your vehicle contains 50 liters. It should also be noted that the price of diesel will exceed that of unleaded 95 (1.658 euro/litre).
These increases are largely attributable to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Oil prices continue to rise and exceed levels that have not been observed for almost ten years. On Thursday, the Grand Duchy indicated that it was going to put into circulation some 3% of its strategic reserves to stem the surge in oil prices. It will probably take a few days to measure the effects. This Friday, the price of a barrel of Brent exceeded 113 dollars, while it was below 70 dollars, at the end of 2021.