Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Indian Fuel Prices Show Stable Rates and City Discrepancies
Fuel prices were reported for several Indian cities on August 25 and August 26, 2026.
Delhi’s petrol and diesel prices stayed at ₹102.12 and ₹95.20 per litre.
Hyderabad had the highest prices in the August 26 table, at ₹115.69 for petrol and ₹103.82 for diesel.
Petrol cost more than ₹110 per litre in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Chennai’s petrol price was ₹107.76 per litre.
The reports do not agree on some numbers, especially Mumbai’s diesel price and Bengaluru’s August 26 prices.
Fuel prices can be affected by crude oil costs, taxes, exchange rates, transportation and demand.
The listed prices were due at 6 a.m.
and could change later.
Delhi’s August 26 prices were ₹102.12 per litre for petrol and ₹95.20 for diesel.
The August 26 table listed Hyderabad as the costliest city, with petrol at ₹115.69 and diesel at ₹103.82 per litre.
The table reported petrol at ₹113.51 in Kolkata, ₹111.21 in Mumbai, ₹111.68 in Bengaluru and ₹107.76 in Chennai.
Mumbai diesel was listed as ₹97.83 in the August 26 table but ₹99.82 in the article’s text; Hyderabad’s text also said ₹103.73 instead of the table’s ₹103.82.
The August 25 and August 26 reports gave different Bengaluru prices: ₹110.82 petrol and ₹98.78 diesel in one report, versus ₹111.68 and ₹99.56 in the August 26 table.
- Who
- Fuel buyers and motorists in India.
- What
- Petrol and diesel prices were reported for major Indian cities, with mostly stable rates but discrepancies between some article texts and tables.
- When
- August 25 and August 26, 2026; the reports said prices were due at 6 a.m. and could change at any time.
- Where
- Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai.
- Why
- Fuel prices are influenced by international crude oil prices, the rupee-dollar exchange rate, central and state taxes, transportation costs, demand and supply, and refinery-related factors.
- Delhi
- Petrol: ₹102.12/litre; diesel: ₹95.20/litre on August 26.
- Hyderabad
- Petrol: ₹115.69/litre; diesel: ₹103.82/litre in the August 26 table. The article text said ₹103.73 for diesel.
- Kolkata
- Petrol: ₹113.51/litre; diesel: ₹99.82/litre in the August 26 table.
- Mumbai
- Petrol: ₹111.21/litre; diesel: ₹97.83/litre in the table, but ₹99.82 in the article text.
- Bengaluru
- The August 26 table listed petrol at ₹111.68 and diesel at ₹99.56 per litre; another report listed ₹110.82 and ₹98.78.
- Chennai
- Petrol: ₹107.76/litre; diesel: ₹99.55/litre on August 26.
- Price timing
- The reports said listed fuel prices were due at 6 a.m. and subject to change at any time.
