A study released this week by the Public Services Regulatory Authority found that 57 of Costa Rica’s 348 gas stations last year failed to fully comply with technical regulations for selling fuel. That means that more than 16 percent of gas stations failed at least one of the national regulations on quality and quantity.
The Public Services Regulatory Authority on Monday approved a new decrease in the per-liter prices of fuel, the second consecutive decrease this month.
No need to keep driving on fumes, as Costa Rica’s gasoline regulator announced “historic” price cuts at the pump starting Thursday. Plus gasoline goes on sale at ₡552/L ($1.02), with ₡580/L ($1.07) for Super and ₡522/L ($0.97) for diesel, according to prices ARESEP published in the official newspaper, La Gaceta.
The Public Services Regulatory Authority approved the fifth decrease in fuel prices of the year, sending the order Monday for publication in the official newspaper La Gaceta.
The National Oil Refinery (RECOPE) on Friday evening requested a new decrease in the per-liter prices of fuel that ranges from ₡29-₡68. It could take effect next month.
RECOPE will ask the Public Services Regulatory Agency (ARESEP) for a ₡16 decrease in the per-liter price of "Super" gasoline, a ₡17 decrease for "Plus," and a ₡21 decrease for diesel.
Motorists will save some money at the pump this week with fuel prices set to decrease again in October. New prices should go into effect by the end of this week.
Recent good news for drivers lasted less than a month as per-liter prices of “Super” and “Plus” gasoline on Saturday increased by ₡5. Diesel increased ₡3.
Although the Public Services Regulatory Authority last week announced a price decrease, Costa Rica still has the most expensive gas in Central America, according to the latest consumer report by the Central American Committee for Cooperation on Hydrocarbons.
