Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked by over Rs 3 per litre, while CNG prices have gone up by Rs 2 per kg. After this revision, the price of petrol in Delhi is now Rs 97.77 per litre and that of diesel is now Rs 90.67 per litre. Meanwhile, CNG now costs Rs 79.09 per kg in the national capital.
Petrol, diesel an CNG prices hiked
Petrol and diesel prices go up by up to Rs 3.29/litre; CNG prices hiked by Rs 2/kg
Effective May 15, 2026, state-owned oil companies have hiked the prices of petrol and diesel. Kolkata sees the highest price hike of up to Rs 3.29 per litre, followed by Mumbai, where prices have risen by up to Rs 3.14 per litre. Check the table below for more details on petrol prices.
As for diesel, Kolkata again sees a higher hike than other cities mentioned here. The price of a litre of diesel in Kolkata is now up by Rs 3.11, going from Rs 92.02 per litre to Rs 95.13 per litre. Meanwhile, in Chennai, it has increased by Rs 2.86 per litre to Rs 95.25. For more details on the revised diesel prices, check the table below.
The price of CNG in Delhi was Rs 77.09 per kg, which has now been revised to Rs 79.09 per kg, up by Rs 2. Similarly, in Mumbai, CNG now costs Rs 2 per kg more, rising from Rs 82 to Rs 84.
Despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the supply of CNG for transport purposes remains at 100 percent, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said. During the Annual Business Summit 2026 in New Delhi, petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri stated that India has a buffer stock of crude oil and LNG (liquefied natural gas) worth 60 days, and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) stock worth 45 days, with no immediate threat of a shortage. Furthermore, Puri mentioned that state-run oil companies have not raised fuel prices in the last four years.
So as not to pass the burden of global astronomical petroleum prices to its citizens, India has been among the few countries globally to keep petroleum prices unchanged even after over 70 days since the Middle East conflict, as per a government report dated May 11, 2026. In the meantime, state-owned oil companies have been absorbing losses worth Rs 1,000 crore per day, according to the petroleum minister.
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