Dar es Salaam. Motorists across the country are breathing a sigh of relief following a downward adjustment in fuel prices for June 2025, with petrol, diesel and kerosene all registering notable declines compared to May, the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) announced on June 4, 2025.
According to Ewura’s price cap schedule effective from June 4, the pump price of petrol imported through the Dar es Salaam port has declined by Sh72.16 per litre, while diesel has dropped by Sh51.89 and kerosene by Sh184.93.
A similar trend has been recorded in Tanga, where petrol and diesel prices have decreased by Sh69.41 and Sh50.10 per litre, respectively. In Mtwara, the decreases stood at Sh71.65 for petrol and Sh51.37 for diesel.
The reduction in prices is attributed to lower global Free on Board (FOB) prices, which fell by 0.9 percent for petrol, 3.4 percent for diesel and 3.7 percent for kerosene.
This, combined with a 0.63 percent depreciation in average foreign exchange rates, contributed to the drop in retail fuel prices.
Despite the overall relief, EWURA data shows that disparities in retail prices across regions remain significant.
For petrol, the highest price in mainland Tanzania is recorded in Kyerwa District (Kagera Region) at Sh3,190 per litre, while the lowest is in Dar es Salaam at Sh2,684.
Diesel prices are also highest in Kyerwa at Sh3,151, compared to Sh2,668 in Dar es Salaam. For kerosene, Kyerwa again tops the list at Sh3,049 per litre, whereas the lowest price is Sh2,521 in the commercial capital.
The new price structure also reflects changes in importation premiums.
At Dar es Salaam Port, premiums rose by 4.34 percent for petrol and 22.43 percent for diesel, while kerosene saw a decrease of 1.65 percent.
In contrast, at Mtwara Port, petrol import premiums surged by 51.55 percent, with no change in diesel premiums.
In calculating the latest price caps, Ewura used the new transportation tariffs published in Government Gazette No. 5083 dated 25 April 2025.
The regulator has warned that legal action will be taken against any retailer or wholesaler found selling petroleum products above the indicated cap prices.
A three-month trend analysis (April–June 2025) underscores the sustained decline in pump prices.
At the Dar es Salaam port, petrol prices have fallen from Sh2,905.34 in April to Sh2,684.54 in June—a Sh220.80 drop.
Tanga experienced a reduction of Sh154.59, while Mtwara saw a Sh61.02 decrease.
Diesel prices fell by Sh60.17 in Dar es Salaam, Sh115.25 in Tanga, and Sh119.97 in Mtwara.
While global market forces and exchange rates have eased fuel prices locally, rising premiums at some ports suggest continued volatility in future pricing.
