Business Desk 
Jun 30, 2025
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has officially announced revised gas prices for the fiscal year 2025-26, notifying a 50% hike in fixed gas charges for domestic consumers, which will be effective from July 1, 2025.
According to the notification, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government increased the fixed charges for the protected category from Rs400 to Rs600, while those in the non-protected category will now pay Rs1,500, up from Rs1,000.
"The federal government, in response to Ogra's determinations of SNGPL [Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited] and SSGCL [Sui Southern Gas Company Limited] of estimated revenue requirement for FY 2025-26, has advised revised category-wise natural gas sales effective July 01, 2025," stated a notification issued by OGRA.
OGRA noted that for non-protected consumers whose gas consumption exceeds 1.5 cubic hectometres (hm³), fixed charges have been raised from Rs2,000 to Rs3,000.
Despite the increase in fixed charges, the actual gas tariffs remain unchanged. The sale prices for both protected and non-protected domestic consumers, alongside tandoors, commercial units, CNG stations, and ice factories, will remain the same.
However, the gas sale prices for general industries, power stations and independent power producers have hiked.
Notably, the development came two days after the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved a revised natural gas pricing structure for the fiscal year 2025–26, allowing an increase in prices for bulk consumers.
Under the OGRA Ordinance, the federal government is required to notify revised consumer gas prices within 40 days of the determination to ensure cost recovery and regulatory compliance.
With this move, OGRA aligns with structural benchmarks agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including the rationalisation of captive power tariffs and a shift from cross-subsidies to direct, targeted support for low-income consumers.
It is worth noting that the ECC planned to maintain gas prices for household consumers, with only fixed charges re-adjusted in the domestic sector to recover asset costs.
