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Fuel Prices Malawi
Part of: GIZ International Fuel Price database
Also see: Malawi Energy Situation
Fuel Pricing Policies
| Local Currency: | MWK |
| Exchange Rate: | 149.8
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"The „Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority“ (MERA) regulates any energy prices in Malawi, including liquid fuels. "Automatic price adjustment mechanism was suspended in 2004 and resumed in Jun 2012. Government sets maximum retail prices, uniform throughout the country, for gasoline, diesel, and kerosene every month. The prices are adjusted when landed costs in local currency vary by more than ±5%. When the variation is less than ±5%, a price stabilization fund is used. There are numerous fuel levies: energy regulation levy to finance the activities of the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA), road levy, Malawi Bureau of Standards cess, safety net levy which contributes to development projects for the poor including a fertilizer subsidy program, and contribution to the price stabilization fund."
After several fuel shortages in 2009 and 2010, the Malawi Government decided, to found a new, state-owned oil company in 2011. This company should then handle the storage of higher amounts of liquid fuels to avoid fuel shortages in the future (App. A2).
According to an internet article (App. A4), more than 40% of the pump fuel price are levies/taxes. Fuel prices were raised again in January 2011, by 10%.
Fuel Prices and Trends
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* benchmark lines: green=US price; grey=price in Spain; red=price of Crude Oil
Fuel Price Composition
Price composition for one litre of Gasoline 95 Octane as of 2011/02/08.
At a Glance
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No information found on the MERA internet website.
Sources to the Public
| Type of Information | Web-Link / Source |
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| Other Information | http://www.meramalawi.mw |
Contact
Please find more information on GIZ International Fuel Price Database and http://www.giz.de/fuelprices
