SSGC would ensure that gas supply to its priority customers continues uninterrupted despite the cut in RLNG supply. Photo: Archive
ISLAMABAD:
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Thursday notified a sharp increase of 19 to 22 percent in the price of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) for March at the distribution stage for the country’s two Sui gas companies.
The increase is mainly due to higher terminal charges, a slight increase in import prices and a reduction in imported LNG cargoes, according to data published by the regulator.
The increase marks an unusual rise in RLNG prices, following a marginal 0.5% increase in February and two consecutive declines in December (6%) and January (5%). Previously, RLNG prices had increased by a combined 4.4% during October and November.
Karachi-based Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) supplies gas to consumers in Sindh and Balochistan, where distribution system losses currently stand at 12.55%, up from 10.6% a few months earlier.
Meanwhile, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), which serves consumers in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported losses at the distribution stage of nearly 9%, down from 7.47% in October.
According to the Ogra notification, the RLNG selling price for SNGPL at the transmission stage increased by 19.3% to $12.49 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in March, compared to $10.47 per mmBtu in February. The price stood at $10.41 per mmBtu in January 2026, $10.92 per mmBtu in December 2025 and $11.24 per mmBtu in September.
At the distribution stage, the RLNG price for SNGPL rose 19.6% to $13.55 per mmBtu in March, up from $11.335 per mmBtu in February. Previously, the price was $11.27 per mmBtu in January, $11.83 per mmBtu in December and $12.24 per mmBtu in November.
For SSGCL, the selling price of RLNG at the transmission stage increased by 22% to $11.12 per mmBtu in March, compared to $9.03 per mmBtu in February. It stood at $8.98 per mmBtu in January, $9.47 per mmBtu in December and $9.86 per mmBtu in September.
At the distribution stage, SSGCL’s RLNG price rose 22% to $12.54 per mmBtu, compared to $10.27 per mmBtu in February. The price was $10.21 per mmBtu in January, $10.77 per mmBtu in December and $11.01 per mmBtu in September.
The regulator said the increase was mainly due to “increase in ex-vessel delivery (DES) price, import-related costs and terminal charges.”
