How Tariffs Work: The Full Chain
A Pakistani gas tariff is not set by any single body acting alone. It moves through a chain of distinct steps, each governed differently — collapsing this into "OGRA sets the price" or "SNGPL sets the price" is inaccurate. The chain runs:
Two links in this chain are the most commonly misunderstood: the gap between OGRA's "prescribed price" and the Federal Government's "consumer sale price" (explained fully below), and the fact that OGRA's role is to determine and recommend— the Federal Government still has a distinct statutory notification step before any figure reaches a consumer bill. For the regulator's full mandate and legal basis, see our OGRA authority page.
Domestic Tariff
Domestic (household) gas bills are calculated on metered consumption, measured in HHM, applied against a slab-rate structure — higher consumption bands are billed at a higher per-HHM rate. A fixed monthly charge and applicable taxes are added on top. We walk through this calculation, with a worked example, on our Gas Bill Taxes Explained guide, and our bill calculatorlets you estimate a bill using the site's working slab assumptions.
On "protected" vs "non-protected" domestic categories:Pakistan has historically used protected/non-protected consumption-based classifications in energy pricing policy. We have not verified, from a current OGRA or Federal Government document, whether — or exactly how — this classification currently applies to SNGPL/SSGC domestic gas tariffs, so we are not stating a specific definition here. If you rely on this distinction, confirm it directly against your bill or OGRA's current notification.
On the current domestic slab table: Our bill calculatoruses a working slab-rate table set in an earlier phase of this site's development. We have not re-verified every individual slab rate in that table against a specific, dated OGRA/SNGPL notification this session, so we present it as an estimator, not as a confirmed current schedule — always cross-check against your actual bill.
Commercial Tariff
Commercial consumers (shops, offices, small businesses, and categories such as Roti Tandoors, which OGRA has historically priced separately — we found a specific OGRA notification titled "Clarification for Domestic and Commercial (Roti Tandoors) Slabs" in OGRA's own notification index) are billed under a distinct tariff structure from domestic consumers, set through the same OGRA-determination-then-government-notification process described above. SNGPL publishes a separate application and tariff procedure for commercial connections — see the New Gas Connectionsection of our SNGPL profile for the connection process, and SNGPL's own site (linked in Sources Used) for current commercial rates. We have not verified specific current commercial slab figures closely enough to publish them here.
Industrial Tariff
Industrial consumers — along with distinct sub-categories such as fertilizer, power generation, and cement, which SNGPL itself lists among the sectors it serves — are billed under yet another tariff structure, and are typically the category most directly affected by RLNG-cost pass-through decisions, since imported RLNG is frequently diverted to specific sectors during supply constraints (as seen in the FY2026-27 example on our OGRA page, where a QatarEnergy LNG force majeure directly changed the prescribed price calculation). We have not verified specific current industrial slab figures closely enough to publish them here — OGRA and SNGPL/SSGC's own determinations remain the authoritative source.
OGRA Determination Process
We cover this process in full — including the statutory basis and the exact roles of OGRA versus the Federal Government — on our OGRA page. In short: SNGPL or SSGC files an annual revenue-requirement petition → OGRA reviews it, typically through public consultation → OGRA issues a determination setting the prescribed price → the Federal Government is statutorily advised of the determination and separately notifies the prescribed price, minimum charges, and category-wise consumer sale price. Beyond this annual cycle, OGRA also issues more frequent price revisions tied specifically to imported RLNG costs — we verified separate, independently dated OGRA RLNG price notices, which is why we treat each dated determination as its own event in the history table below rather than assuming a single annual figure covers the whole year.
Prescribed Price vs. Consumer Sale Price
This is the single most commonly misunderstood part of Pakistan's gas pricing system:
Determined by OGRA. An average, per-utility figure (Rs/MMBtu) reflecting the utility's allowed revenue requirement. This is a regulatory input, not what appears on your bill.
Notified by the Federal Government, category-by-category, in the Official Gazette. This is what actually determines your bill — and it can diverge from OGRA's prescribed price, sometimes substantially, as our FY2026-27 example shows.
All three data points in our Tariff History Datasetbelow show this same pattern: OGRA determines a prescribed price, but the consumer-facing outcome depends on a separate Federal Government decision that does not always follow OGRA's number. For the full legal mechanism (Section 8(3) of the OGRA Ordinance and the 40-day advice window), see our OGRA page.
Cost Components
| Component | What it is | Set by |
|---|---|---|
| Base gas charge | Consumption (HHM) × applicable slab rate | OGRA determination + Federal Government notification |
| Fixed / meter charge | Flat monthly charge for meter use, regardless of consumption | OGRA-linked, notified alongside the tariff |
| GIDC | Gas Infrastructure Development Cess — a federal levy on gas consumption | Federal Government (GIDC Act) |
| GST | General Sales Tax on the combined gas + GIDC charge | FBR |
We do not list every possible bill line item here (arrears, late payment surcharges, meter-security deposits) because they are account-specific rather than tariff components — see Gas Bill Taxes Explained for the full worked-example breakdown of a real bill. If you believe a charge on your bill is actually wrong, see our Complaints & Consumer Rights hub for how to dispute it.
Bill Cost Breakdown
Putting it together: Final bill = (consumption × slab rate) + fixed charge, then + GIDC on that subtotal, then + GST on the subtotal-plus-GIDC. Each of those inputs traces back to a different authority — the slab rate and fixed charge to OGRA/Federal Government notification, GIDC to federal levy legislation, and GST to FBR. Use our gas bill calculator to see this applied to a specific consumption figure, or our general calculator tool.
Tariff History Dataset
Pakistan Gas Tariff History — SNGPL & SSGC Prescribed Prices. Every row below is sourced to a specific, dated, named article reporting an OGRA determination. We have not included any year or figure we could not verify this way.
| Fiscal year | SNGPL prescribed price | SSGC prescribed price | Consumer outcome | Source (dated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024-25 | Rs. 1,635.90 / MMBtu (−Rs. 179.17, −10%) | Rs. 1,401.25 / MMBtu (−Rs. 59.23, −4%) | OGRA requested federal government advice on category-wise sale prices; existing consumer prices to continue until notified otherwise. | Profit by Pakistan Today — "OGRA cuts gas prices by 10% for SNGPL, 4% for SSGC for FY2024-25" 21 May 2024 |
| FY 2025-26 | Rs. 1,804.08 / MMBtu (−3%) | Rs. 1,549.41 / MMBtu (−8%) | Determination sent to federal government for advice; consumer tariffs unchanged as of this report. | Profit by Pakistan Today — "OGRA slashes SNGPL gas price by 3% and SSGCL by 8% for FY2025-26" 25 Nov 2025 |
| FY 2026-27 | Rs. 1,719 / MMBtu | Rs. 1,691 / MMBtu | Federal government kept consumer tariffs unchanged and told the IMF it would not pass the reduction through, despite the OGRA cut. | Profit by Pakistan Today — "Govt keeps gas tariffs unchanged despite Ogra cut in prescribed prices" (citing The News) 7 Jul 2026 |
"Prescribed price" figures are OGRA's average determination per utility (Rs/MMBtu), not a per-category consumer slab rate — see Prescribed Price vs. Consumer Sale Price above before using these figures for any bill calculation.
Tariff Change Timeline
Dataset Methodology & Coverage
- Coverage period: FY 2024-25 through FY 2026-27 (prescribed-price determinations only, as of this publication).
- Categories covered: Average per-utility prescribed price (SNGPL, SSGC) and whether the determination was passed through to consumer sale prices. Per-category consumer slab rates are not yet part of this dataset.
- Source methodology: Each entry is sourced to a specific, dated, byline-attributed news report of an OGRA determination (primarily Profit by Pakistan Today, itself citing OGRA and, for FY2026-27, The News). We prioritize OGRA's own publications where directly accessible; where OGRA's site did not return readable determination text to us directly, we used dated secondary reporting and identified it as such.
- Missing periods: Fiscal years before 2024-25 are not yet included — OGRA's own notification index (linked in Sources Used) confirms notifications exist back to at least 2008, but we have not yet verified individual figures from those documents.
- Verification status: All entries above were directly fetched and cross-checked against their cited source at the time of writing. Last verified: 28 August 2026.
- Planned expansion: This dataset is designed to be extended each time OGRA publishes a new determination, and to eventually incorporate category-wise consumer slab rates once independently verified.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the current SNGPL or SSGC tariff?
This page tracks OGRA's "prescribed price" determinations, which are one input into your final bill — not the category-wise consumer sale price itself. For an SNGPL bill estimate, use our calculator, and always confirm the exact current rate on your own bill or via SNGPL's official portal.
Why do OGRA's prescribed price and my bill not match?
They measure different things. OGRA's prescribed price is an average, per-utility figure in Rs/MMBtu used in the regulatory calculation. Your bill is priced per HHM within a specific consumer-category slab structure, set by the Federal Government's notification — which can lag or diverge from OGRA's determination. See Prescribed Price vs. Consumer Sale Price below.
Does OGRA revise gas prices only once a year?
No. OGRA issues an annual revenue-requirement/prescribed-price determination, but also issues more frequent adjustments tied to imported RLNG costs (we found separate OGRA RLNG price revisions dated January 2026 and April 2025, for example). These are not always the same figure — treat each dated determination as its own event rather than assuming one annual number.
Why does this page not show older tariff history?
We only publish a data point once we can verify it against a dated, named source. We have verified three consecutive fiscal years so far (FY2024-25 through FY2026-27) and are expanding the dataset over time — see Dataset Methodology below.
Sources Used
- OGRA official notification index — ogra.org.pk/consumer-gas-prices (confirms OGRA's own published consumer gas price notifications going back to 2008; used to confirm OGRA directly publishes this category of document)
- Profit by Pakistan Today — FY2024-25 determination, published 21 May 2024
- Profit by Pakistan Today — FY2025-26 determination, published 25 Nov 2025
- Profit by Pakistan Today — FY2026-27 determination and consumer outcome, published 7 Jul 2026, citing The News
- SNGPL official website, "Consumer Gas Prices" — sngpl.com.pk
- Our own OGRA page and SNGPL profile, for the regulatory mechanism and utility-specific detail
Last reviewed: 28 August 2026, by the SNGPL Bill Check Hub editorial process described in our Editorial Policy. Author: Usama, single operator of this site — see our About page. This dataset and page will be revised as new OGRA determinations are verified — see our Content Update Policy. This is an independent informational resource; official regulatory and utility sources remain the final authority.