Kathmandu – Nepal Oil Corporation has increased the price of petrol by Rs 1 per liter and diesel by Rs 2 per liter. With this adjustment, the price of petrol in the Kathmandu Valley is now Rs 163 per liter and diesel by Rs 153.

Corporation spokesperson Manoj Thakur informed that the price of domestic aviation fuel has been reduced by Rs 2 per liter to Rs 126 per liter. In addition, the price of international aviation fuel (for Kathmandu) has been reduced by US $ 15 per kiloliter.

The corporation has increased the price of petroleum products with effect from 12 midnight on Tuesday. However, the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) remains unchanged.

The corporation has stated that the price has been adjusted according to the latest price list of Indian Oil Corporation, which supplies fuel to Nepal.