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Fuel prices to rise in Panama from Friday, September 4
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Fuel prices to rise in Panama from Friday, September 4

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Panama will raise the maximum retail prices of 95-octane gasoline, 91-octane gasoline and low-sulfur diesel from 6 a.m. on September 4.
  • In Panama and Colón, prices will reach $1.27, $1.19 and $1.40 per liter respectively.
  • The rates, established in an official resolution, will remain in effect until 5:59 a.m. on September 18, 2026.

All three fuel prices in Panama will increase from 6 a.m. on Friday, September 4, under new maximum retail prices set by the National Energy Secretariat.

In Panama and Colón, 95-octane gasoline will cost $1.27 per liter, or about $1.28 when rounded. That represents an increase of approximately five cents. The price of 91-octane gasoline will rise to $1.19 per liter, an increase of about three cents.

Low-sulfur diesel will reach $1.40 per liter, also rising by approximately five cents. The new prices were set through Resolution MIPRE-2026-0034986, published on September 2 in Digital Official Gazette No. 30603-A.

The tariffs will apply from 6 a.m. on September 4 until 5:59 a.m. on September 18, 2026.

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Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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