Dominican Republic Subsidizes Fuel Prices by $44.2 Million to Maintain Stability

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The Dominican Republic government will maintain essential fuel prices without variation for the week of Jan. 10-16, 2026, by allocating a 44.2 million peso subsidy. The announcement came from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM).

The subsidy aims to prevent price fluctuations for consumers. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will specifically receive 5.38 pesos per gallon in support for the upcoming week.

For the specified period, several key fuel prices will remain unchanged. Premium gasoline will continue to sell for 290.10 pesos per gallon, and regular gasoline will stay at 272.50 pesos per gallon. Regular diesel will hold steady at 224.80 pesos per gallon, with optimum diesel maintained at 242.10 pesos per gallon.

LPG will also keep its price at 137.20 pesos per gallon, while natural gas prices will remain stable at 43.97 pesos per cubic meter.

However, some fuel types will see minor adjustments. Avtur (jet fuel) will decrease by 2.48 pesos, bringing its price to 185.41 pesos per gallon. Kerosene will also drop by 2.70 pesos to 216.70 pesos per gallon. Conversely, Fuel Oil #6 will increase by 0.56 pesos, reaching 138.70 pesos per gallon, and Fuel Oil 1%S will rise by 0.11 pesos to 155.96 pesos per gallon.

The weekly average exchange rate used for these calculations is 63.48 pesos to the U.S. dollar, based on daily publications from the Central Bank.