OGRA notifies cut in LPG price by Rs5.88 per kg

After downward revision 11.8kg domestic LPG cylinder will now cost Rs2,378.89

ISLAMABAD:

The government has reduced Liquefied Petroleum Gas price by Rs5.88 per kilogram. The new rates will take effect from November 1, 2025.

According to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority notification, the price of an 11.8-kg domestic LPG cylinder has been reduced by Rs69.44.

Following the revision, the new price for the household cylinder has been fixed at Rs2,378.89, down from Rs2,448.33 in October.

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The adjustment comes as part of OGRA’s monthly price review, reflecting changes in international market trends and domestic distribution costs.

Recently, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the launch of the process allowing regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) connections to domestic consumers, responding to a longstanding public demand for the restoration of household gas supply.

The government had imposed a ban on new gas connections in 2021, citing rapidly depleting reserves across the country. The restriction forced consumers to shift from piped gas to alternatives and often more expensive sources of fuel for cooking and heating.

During 2022, when the Shehbaz-led Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition took office, the government came under heavy public pressure to resume gas connections.

According to the prime minister, gas availability had been a major challenge at the time, but funds were later released and infrastructure laid down, enabling RLNG supply to a large number of pending applicants.

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The announcement has been made in the wake of recent discoveries of new oil and gas reserves in the country. Last month, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) reported a 'significant discovery' of oil and gas in the eastern Attock district.

In February, Mari Energies, a domestic exploration firm, uncovered fresh hydrocarbon reserves in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with initial testing indicating a flow of 12.96 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of gas and around 20 barrels per day (bbl/d) of condensate.