Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar), a state-owned fuel retailer, raised prices per liter by G. 495 for its two types of diesel and by G. 150 for its 97-octane gasoline. The new prices took effect on September 24: Diesel Porã, G. 8.785; Diesel Mbarete, G. 10.795; and Aratiri 97, G. 8.990.
Kape 88, with 88 octane, remains at G. 6.990 per liter, and Oikoite 93 at G. 7.490. The company said prices may vary at stations more than 50 kilometers from its Villa Elisa plant because of freight costs.
The price adjustment came just over a month after the increase applied on August 17. Sources differ on the previous diesel prices: most list G. 8.290 for Porã and G. 10.300 for Mbarete; ABC Color gives G. 8.285 and G. 10.295. Using the first set of figures, each type increased by G. 495, as Petropar and most accounts indicate. Aratiri 97 gasoline rose from G. 8.840 to G. 8.990.
Explanations for the timing of the increase also differ. ABC Color describes the decision as in line with price hikes by private stations weeks earlier, amid fluctuations in international oil prices. The government’s Agencia IP attributes the increase mainly to the international rise in oil prices associated with the conflict in the Persian Gulf. This information provides context for the decision but does not detail how the state-owned company calculated the new prices.
Petropar President William Wilka said the company believes it can keep prices at these levels through the end of October. His statement expresses an expectation and does not guarantee that prices will remain stable during that period.
The adjustment narrows the gap between the state-owned company’s prices and those charged by the private sector: ABC Color calculates that Petropar’s per-liter price advantage fell from G. 700 to G. 200. The same outlet describes cumulative diesel increases as adding pressure to costs across the transport, production and distribution chain; the other sources do not provide an estimate of this impact.