ISLAMABAD: Ahead of winter, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Wednesday notified an eight per cent increase in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), raising the cost of the 11.8kg domestic cylinder by Rs244.14 for October following a surge in the global market.

In a notification, Ogra set the price of LPG at Rs279.34 per kg for October, up from Rs258.64 per kg in September, an increase of about Rs21 per kg. As such, the price of the 11.8kg domestic cylinder was set at Rs3,296.23 for October against Rs3,052.09 in September.

According to Ogra’s calculation, the producer price of LPG (40pc propane and 60pc butane) was determined at Rs238,041.49 per tonne for October against Rs217,351.52 per tonne in September. The new price included excise duty of Rs85 per tonne.

Therefore, the producer price for the 11.8kg cylinder was worked out at Rs2,808.89 for October against Rs2,564.75 in September. This also included Rs4,669 per tonne in petroleum levy and 18pc GST amounting to Rs36,311.41, compared with Rs33,155 in September.

For the consumer price, another Rs35,000 per tonne in marketing (Rs17,000), distribution (Rs10,000) and transportation (Rs8,000) margins was added to the maximum producer price, besides an additional 18pc GST of Rs6,300 per tonne on this margin.

Thus, the maximum consumer-end LPG price was fixed at Rs279,341.49 per tonne (or Rs3,296.23 per 11.8kg domestic cylinder) for October against Rs258,651.52 per tonne (Rs3,052.09 per 11.8kg cylinder) for September. The new prices would remain in effect until October 31, 2026.

Ogra said that compared with the previous month, the Saudi Aramco-CP price increased by 9.9pc while the average dollar exchange rate slightly decreased by 0.12pc, resulting in an increase of Rs244.14 in the LPG consumer price per 11.8kg cylinder. The increase in the LPG consumer price was Rs20.68 per kg, it said.

Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2026