Overview
- OGRA’s notification sets SNGPL transmission at USD15.6237 per MMBtu with a consumer distribution price of USD16.9847 per MMBtu and SSGCL transmission at USD14.0931 per MMBtu with a consumer price of USD16.0426 per MMBtu.
- The regulator calculated the weighted average on four imported LNG cargoes, shifting the monthly mix away from cheaper long‑term contract shipments toward higher‑priced cargoes.
- News reports cite unnamed industry sources saying OGRA did not publish an April price because one cargo arrived late and long‑term deliveries from Qatar were suspended tied to the US–Iran conflict; this explanation is reported rather than independently confirmed.
- Those new rates mark a sharp rise from March’s figures, when SNGPL transmission averaged about USD12.49 per MMBtu and SNGCL transmission was about USD11.02 per MMBtu, reflecting the effect of two long‑term contract cargoes that month.
- The increase will raise household and commercial gas bills this billing cycle and could force more spot purchases and higher costs for the power sector as Pakistan seeks to replace disrupted long‑term supplies.