Islamabad:
The Government notified on Sunday an increase in fixed charges of gas invoices by 50% and also increased gas rates for non -residential consumers.
According to a notification issued by the Petroleum and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Sunday, fixed charges increased by RS200 to RS600 for the protected category of national consumers.
In the non -protected category, fixed charges increased from RS1,000 to RS1,500 for monthly consumption of up to 1.5 hm3. Similarly, fixed consumption charges exceeding 1.5 hm3 were expelled to RS3,000.
The protected category includes a domestic consumer whose average consumption of the last 4 months of winter (November to February) will be below or equal to 0.9 hm3. In contrast, the non -protected category includes a domestic category whose average consumption of the last 4 months will exceed 0.9 hm3.
The revised rate also applies to several institutional and commercial entities. The government institutions, the semi -governments, hospitals and educational institutions will now charge RS3,175 by MMBTU. For traditional tandoors (bread ovens), gas rates have been established between RS110 and RS700 by MMBTU, depending on the levels of use.
Commercial consumers will now pay RS3,900 per MMBTU, while general industrial users will be charged RS2,300 per MMBTU. Captive Energy Producers, industries that generate their own electricity, will pay RS3,500 per MMBTU, and CNG stations will be billed at RS3,750 by MMBTU.
The cement factories will face the highest rate among industrial users, with rates established at RS4,400 per MMBTU. Fertilizer plants will be charged RS1,597 by MMBTU. For K-Electric and other electricity generation companies, the new rate has set at RS1,225 by MMBTU.
The Petroleum and Gas Regulatory Authority last month determined the estimated income requirements (err) for fiscal year 2025-26 for SNGPL and SSGCL. According to the determinations, SNGPL requires income from RS534.5 billion and SSGCL requires income from RS354.2 billion to navigate through fiscal year 2025-26 respectively. The cumulative income requirements of both SUI companies are RS888.6 billion for fiscal year 2025-26.
The law requires the Federal Government to ensure that consumer gas sales prices are not lower than the income requirement determined by the authority. In the previous consumer gas sales prices, as of February 1, February 1, 2025, the estimated income of both Sui companies for the end of fiscal year 2015-26 were RS847.714 billion.
Some of the ECC members criticized, managing 24% return of assets to Sui companies, which discourages efforts to improve efficiency by reducing line losses.
Prices were changed to meet a condition of the International Monetary Fund to biannually adjust gas prices.
