Ogra proposes gas hike by 214pc for domestic consumers from Jan 2020

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ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has taken decision of increasing natural gas prices up to 213.7 percent for domestic consumers and sent its decision to the government to be notified and make it effective from Jan 2020.The government would notify it within 40 days, after its notification, it would get implemented and the SNGPL and SSGCL would be allowed to collect billions of rupees from consumers. The Ogra has decided increase in prescribed prices of gas enabling the gas companies to collect multibillion rupees revenue from the gas consumers. The SNGPL would collect around Rs244 billion and the SSGCL Rs275 billion.SNGPL provides gas supply to the consumers of Punjab and KP whereas SSGCL supplies gas to the consumers of Sindh and Balochistan. It is worth mentioning that during the current government, the gas prices have been increased and this would be the second time.The federal government notifies revision in gas prices for different consumers that involve cross subsidy. The federal government will notify new gas price from January next year.The highest increase for domestic gas consumers falling in first slab of SNGPL by 213.7 percent and 192 percent for SNGPL consumers due to providing LNG in winter season has been decided.The regulator has decided to increase gas price for domestic gas consumers by 191pc, fertilizer sector 135pc, 31pc for consumers falling under the category of roti tandoor, commercial, industrial, zero-rated export industry, captive power plants, compressed natural gas (CNG), cement and power plants.The tariff for the first slab of domestic gas consumers of SNGPL has been hiked from Rs121 per Million British Thermal Unit (mmbtu) to Rs353.26/mmbtu; second slab tariff increased from Rs300/mmbtu to Rs353.46/mmbtu. Interestingly, for third slab the tariff has been reduced from Rs553 to Rs530/mmbtu, and the fourth slab’s tariff has also been reduced to Rs706.9/mmbtu from Rs738/mmbtu.While, the tariff for fifth slab has been increased to Rs1,273/mmbtu from Rs1,107/mmbtu and for six slab also tariff has been increased from 1,460/mmbtu to Rs1,679/mmbtu.For government, semi government offices, hospitals, clinics, maternity homes, government guest houses, armed forces messes, langars, universities, colleges, schools, and private educational institution, orphanages and pother charitable institutions along with hostels and residential colonies to whom gas is supplied through bulk meters including captive power, the tariff has been increased from Rs780/mmbtu to 1026.1/mmbtu.For rooti tandoors, gas tariff for consumers consuming up to 1.0 hm3/month has been increased from Rs110 to 353.46/mmbtu and for those consuming more than 1.0 hm3 to three hm3/month has been increased from current Rs220/mmbtu to Rs706.19/mmbtu. For those consuming more than 3 hm3, the tariff has been increased from current Rs700/mmbtu to 920.86/mmbtu.For commercial sector including ice factories, tariff has been increased from Rs1283 to 1687.8/unit. For general industry, the tariff has been increased from 1,021 to Rs1343.14/mmbtu. For registered manufacturers or exporters of five zero rated sector and their captive power namely textile (including jute), carpets, leather, sports and surgical goods the tariff at flat rate has been increased 786 to 1,033.99/mmbtu. For CNG stations, the gas tariff has been increased from 1283 to Rs1,687.8/mmbtu. For cement factories too, the gas tariff has been hiked from 1,277 to Rs1,679.9/mmbtu.For first slab of domestic consumer on SSGCL system, the tariff has been increased from Rs121/mmbtu to Rs379.62/mmbtu, second slab tariff Rs300/mmbtu to Rs379.62/mmbtu; third slab Rs553 to RsRs569.43/mmbtu. The tariff of fourth slab has been increased to Rs759.24/mmbtu from Rs738. Interestingly, tariff for fifth slab has been reduced to Rs1,091.87/mmbtu from Rs1,107 and six slab to Rs1440.05/mmbtu from Rs1460 per mmbtu.The tariff for roti tandoor category of gas consumers consuming up to 1 hm3 has been increased from Rs110 to 379.62/mmbtu, for consumers up to 2 and 3 hm3 has been increased from Rs220 to Rs569.43/mmbtu, and for up to 3 hm3, the rate has been increased from Rs700 to Rs759.24/mmbtu.Gas tariff for commercial gas consumer including ice factories has been reduced from Rs1,254.89/mmbtu to Rs1,237.74/mmbtu.The tariff for industry has been reduced from Rs998.79/mmbtu to Rs985.14/mmbtu. For registered manufacturers or exporters of five zero rated sector and their captive power namely textile (including jute), carpets, leather, sports and surgical good the tariff at flat rate has been reduced to Rs757.8/mmbtu from Rs768.31/mmbtu. For captive power too the tariff has been reduced to Rs985.14/mmbtu from current 998.79/mmbtu. Tariff on gas to CNG station has been cut to Rs1,237.74/mmbtu from current 1,254.89/mmbtu.In Southern region, gas tariff for cement factories has been reduced to 1231.43/mmbtu from 1,248.49. For power stations and IPPs, tariff has been cut down to Rs794.43/mmbtu from current Rs805.44/mmbtu.Pakistan steel will also get gas at lower price and its tariff has been decided at Rs985.14/mmbtu against current tariff of 998.79/unit.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/com/cwEr/~4/zsZu--hfphg

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