At the beginning of the year, the Ministries of Energy and Agriculture approved a schedule for the delivery of 402,000 tons of diesel fuel for the sowing season. The Ministry of Energy's recommended price is 263 tenge per liter to the destination station in the regions, including VAT, the ministry's press service reported.
"The final price is determined by regional operators and may be 281 tenge per liter, which is 49 tenge, or 15%, lower than average retail prices," the Ministry of Energy noted.
Diesel fuel for the sowing season will be delivered from February 1 to June 30. A number of additional measures were previously implemented to ensure transparency in the distribution and control of diesel fuel movement. Specifically, separate PIN codes have been established, a yellow, blue, and red color system for fuel has been introduced, and a separate virtual diesel fuel warehouse has been created in the electronic invoicing system.
"The measures taken have reduced the volume of diesel fuel misuse. Actual use has decreased from 729,000 tons to 602,000 tons, a 21% reduction," the Ministry of Energy noted.