ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Monday notified 0.9 per cent decrease in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), reducing the cost of 11.8kg domestic cylinder by Rs2.52 for the current month as a consequence of lower prices in the global market.

In a notification, Ogra set the price of LPG at Rs225.84 per kg for March instead of Rs226.05 per kg in February, down by 21 paise per kg. As such, the price of 11.8kg domestic cylinder was set at Rs2664.88 for the current month against Rs2667.40 last month.

As per the Ogra calculation, the producer price of LPG (propane 40pc and butane 60pc) has been determined at Rs184,537 per tonne for March against Rs184,751 per tonne in February. The new price included excise duty of Rs85 per tonne. Therefore, the producer price for 11.8kg cylinder was worked out at Rs2177.54 for March against Rs2,180/in February. This also included Rs4,669 per tonne of petroleum levy and 18pc GST of Rs26,552.94.

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 (Rs6,300 per tonne on this margin). Thus the consumer end maximum LPG price was fixed at Rs225,837 per tonne (Rs2,664.88 per cylinder of 11.8kg) for March against Rs226,050 per tonne or Rs2,667.40 per 11.8kg of domestic cylinder in February. The new prices would remain in field until March 31, 2026.

Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2026