{"id":7602,"date":"2026-09-25T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/?p=7883733"},"modified":"2026-09-25T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:00:17","slug":"price-of-diesel-has-doubled-in-okanagan-kamloops-since-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7602\/price-of-diesel-has-doubled-in-okanagan-kamloops-since-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Price of diesel has doubled in Okanagan, Kamloops since 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers are taking a beating at the pumps as fuel prices rise yet again, but most should be thankful they don&#8217;t need diesel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approaching $3 per litre for diesel in Kamloops and Kelowna, that&#8217;s almost double the price at the same time last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers were paying an average $1.52 per litre for diesel in both cities last September, but it&#8217;s now nearly $2.90 per litre as fuel prices surge across the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaspricesbc.ca\/PriceFactors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the BC Utilities Commission.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s largely due to the war in Iran squeezing world oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.bcuc.com\/Documents\/Newsletters\/2026\/2026-Q3-FPT-Act-Newsletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BC Utilities Commission cites a drop in refinery output elsewhere in the world has also kept prices high.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The federal government has opted to extend its temporary 10-cent gas excise tax reprieve, which started in April, but prices continue to climb regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A litre of regular gas is averaging $2.02 per litre across BC as of today, Sept. 25, with the lowest Thompson-Okanagan pumps staying below the two-dollar mark, according to GasBuddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Vernon gas stations are selling at around $1.86 per litre, followed by Kamloops at $1.88. 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