Agadir – Fuel prices in Morocco have undergone another adjustment, with diesel and gasoline moving in opposite directions from late Sunday, according to information from industry professionals.
The price of diesel increased by MAD 0.65 ($0.07) per liter, while super gasoline declined by MAD 0.30 ($0.03) per liter. The changes took effect at 11:50 p.m. on Sunday.
Following the adjustment, it reached approximately MAD 14.95 ($1.61) per liter, up from around MAD 14.30 ($1.54), while gasoline fell to nearly MAD 14.94 ($1.61) per liter from about MAD 15.24 ($1.64).
These figures are indicative, as pump prices can vary depending on the distributor, station, and region.
The latest revision comes just two weeks after distributors raised both diesel and gasoline prices by MAD 1 ($0.11) per liter on August 2. At the time, diesel prices climbed to around MAD 14.30 ($1.54) per liter from MAD 13.30 ($1.43), while gasoline rose to approximately MAD 15.24 ($1.64) from MAD 14.24 ($1.54).
The latest diesel increase marks the third consecutive rise since mid-July.
On July 1, diesel prices fell by around MAD 0.96 ($0.10) per liter, reaching approximately MAD 12.61 ($1.36). The decline was followed by an increase of around MAD 0.69 ($0.07) on July 16, bringing the price to approximately MAD 13.30 ($1.43).
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The price then increased by another MAD 1 ($0.11) at the beginning of August before the latest MAD 0.65 ($0.07) adjustment.
The sequence has brought diesel prices roughly MAD 2.34 ($0.25) per liter above their level at the beginning of July.
Gasoline, meanwhile, is moving in the opposite direction.
After falling to around MAD 13.84 ($1.49) per liter on July 1, gasoline prices increased by approximately MAD 0.38 ($0.04) to MAD 0.39 ($0.04) on July 16, reaching about MAD 14.24 ($1.54).
Distributors subsequently applied a MAD 1 ($0.11) increase on August 2, pushing the indicative price to around MAD 15.24 ($1.64) per liter.
The latest MAD 0.30 ($0.03) reduction would bring gasoline back to approximately MAD 14.94 ($1.61) per liter.
The successive adjustments come as Moroccan pump prices remain exposed to movements in international oil and refined-product markets, as well as national supply conditions.
