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COPEC projects petrol price to fall; diesel to go up on November 1 pricing window

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is predicting petrol prices to go down while diesel price go up at the pumps in the first pricing window starting, November 1, 2026. In statement, COPEC forecast petrol price to go down by 1.71 and diesel to go up by 4.07 percent. According to COPEC, Free On […]

COPEC projects petrol price to fall; diesel to go up on November 1 pricing window

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has forecasted a decrease in petrol prices and an increase in diesel prices from November 1, 2026. The organization predicts that petrol prices will drop by 1.71%, while diesel prices will rise by 4.07%. The Free On Board price of petrol has decreased by 4.45%, from $1255.05 to $1199.16 per Metric Tonne.

This results in a 1.71% decrease in the retail price of petrol, from Ghc17.02 to between Ghc15.89 and Ghc17.57 per litre. On the other hand, the Free On Board price of diesel has increased marginally by 2.71%, from $1414.78 to $1453.07 per Metric Tonne. This leads to a 4.07% increase in the projected retail price of diesel, from Ghc18.40 to between Ghc18.19 and Ghc20.11 per litre.

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