Q COSTARICA — The price of gasoline, diesel, and natural gas will decrease again, according to the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope) – the Costa Rican refinery that refines nothing.
Recope’s proposed drop in fuels now await approval from the regulatory body, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep), to do what it does, a process that includes consultations and public hearings. And if approved, to take effect in the first days of December.
The Recope proposed the following price adjustments:
- Super or premium gasoline to drop ¢16 colones, going to ¢646 from the current ¢662 per liter
- Regular gasoline would decrease from ¢637 to ¢635, a reduction of ¢2
- Diesel will see a reduction of ¢16, bringing it to ¢547
- The price of a 25-pound cylinder of natural gas is expected to decrease from ¢7,047 to ¢6,828.
According to Recope, this decrease, reflecting the behavior of the international market, would bring gasoline and diesel prices to their lowest levels since March 2021.