Gasoline prices rise sharply in Kyrgyzstan

12:53, 23 августа 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA

The prices of gasoline have increased in Kyrgyzstan today. Readers informed 24.kg news agency.

According to them, price of AI 92 gasoline increased by 1.5 soms at once. Now it costs 60.5-61.5 soms. Price of AI 95 has increased by 5 soms — from 65 to 70.5 soms.

Earlier, Russian media reported on fuel shortages in Russian regions. Some types of gasoline and diesel are not available at a number of gas stations. Following Astrakhan, Volgograd Oblasts and Kalmykia, similar information comes from Saratov, Ryazan and Novosibirsk Oblasts, as well as from Crimea. The developing situation in the industry is associated with an increase in the delivery time of oil products by rail against the background of their overloading, seasonal demand and repairs at refineries.