Rise from Monday. The biggest increase will be in diesel: it rises by 5 cents per liter.
Another change in fuel prices next Monday, but this one will be special. Fuel prices will rise sharply — as they haven’t risen in about three years.
It is estimated that a increase in the price of regular diesel between 5 and 5.5 cents per literfor an average value of 1.70 euros per liter, while the gasoline should cost between 3 and 3.5 cents per liternow costing 1.78 cents per liter, according to the Automóvel Clube de Portugal (ACP).
This will be the biggest increase in the price of diesel since September 2023. Gasoline has not seen an increase of this magnitude since 2022, according to TV Bahia and .
Despite next week’s rises, prices are expected to remain below the values practiced at the end of summer 2023, according to data from the Directorate-General for Energy and Geology (DGEG) cited by .
The International Energy Agency and OPEC predict that, in the medium term, increased demand for oil could contribute to a stabilization or fall in prices.
Portugal is in eighth place among the countries with the most expensive fuel in the European Union.
