Transparency Board changes fuel prices, here is how much diesel and gasoline will cost

This Friday, the Transparency Board set new fuel prices in Albania. Under the decision adopted on Friday, October 30, 2026, diesel will retail for no more than 218 lekë per liter, while gasoline will cost no more than 179 lekë per liter.

For wholesale sales, the price of diesel has been set at no more than 206 lekë per liter, while gasoline will cost 167 lekë per liter.

The new prices take effect today at 3:00 p.m. and will remain in force until the Transparency Board’s next meeting, when market changes will be reviewed again.

Press release

The Board for Transparency and the Temporary Limitation of Wholesale/Retail Prices of Oil and Gas Byproducts, acting in support of Council of Ministers Decision No. 711, dated 16.09.2026, “On declaring a special situation in the hydrocarbons market,” and pursuant to Articles 21/3 and 21/5 of Law No. 8450, dated 24.2.1999, “On the processing, transportation and trading of oil, gas and their byproducts,” as amended, as well as Normative Act No. 1, dated 3.4.2026, “On an amendment to Law No. 61/2012, ‘On excise duties in the Republic of Albania,’” as amended, held its next meeting.

The Transparency Board therefore decided on October 30, 2026:

The retail price of diesel fuel meeting SSH EN 590 standards shall be no more than 218 lekë per liter, while the wholesale price shall be no more than 206 lekë per liter.

The retail price of gasoline meeting SSH EN standards shall be no more than 179 lekë per liter, while the wholesale price shall be no more than 167 lekë per liter.

The prices set by the Board will take effect today, the 30th, at 3:00 p.m. and will remain valid until the Board’s next meeting, when changes to selling prices will be reflected.

We remind all operators selling oil byproducts at wholesale and retail of their obligation to comply with this decision.

If violations by any operators are found, their activities will be suspended.

The Ministry of Economy and Innovation, together with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, is committed to protecting the interests of Albanian consumers and upholding the principles of fair competition in the market.