ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday announced a 35 per cent increase in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices, raising the cost of the 11.8kg domestic cylinder by Rs924 for April due to the surge in the global market.

In a notification, Ogra set the price of LPG at Rs304.15 per kg for April, up from Rs225.84 per kg in March, an increase of Rs78.31 per kg. As such, the price of 11.8kg domestic cylinder was set at Rs3,588.60 for April against Rs2,664.88 in March.

As per the Ogra calculation, the producer price of LPG (propane 40pc and butane 60pc) has been determined at Rs262,817.53 per tonne for April against Rs184,537 per tonne in March. The new price included excise duty of Rs85 per tonne.

Therefore, the producer price for 11.8kg cylinder was worked out at Rs3,101.25 for April against Rs2177.54 in March. This also included Rs4,669 per tonne of petroleum levy and 18pc GST of Rs40,091, which was Rs26,552.94 in March.

For consumer price, another Rs35,000 per tonne of marketing (Rs17,000), distribution (Rs10,000) and transportation (Rs8,000) margin was added to the maximum producer price besides an additional 18pc GST (Rs6300 per tonne on this margin).

Thus, the consumer end maximum LPG price was fixed at Rs304,117.53 per tonne (or Rs3,588.59 per 11.8kg domestic cylinder) for April, against Rs225,837 per tonne (Rs2,664.88 per 11.8kg domestic cylinder) for March. The new prices would remain in field until April 30, 2026.

Ogra stated that, compared to the previous month, Saudi Aramco-CP increased by 44pc, while the average dollar exchange rate slightly decreased by 0.11pc, leading to a rise in LPG consumer price by Rs923.71 per 11.8kg cylinder (34.66pc). The increase in LPG consumer price per kg is Rs78.28, it added.

Published in Dawn, April 1st, 2026