# SNGPL, SSGC seek increase in gas prices, submit applications to OGRA

> Pakistani utilities SNGPL and SSGC applied to regulator OGRA for higher prescribed gas prices, retroactive to July 1. SNGPL asked for a Rs10.40/MMBtu rise, and SSGC for Rs366.75/MMBtu, citing higher crude prices and LNG costs.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T06:10:00.546Z
- Category: policy · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97214-sngpl-ssgc-seek-increase-in-gas-prices-submit-applications-to-ogra
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher regulated gas prices raise industrial energy costs in Pakistan and could affect fertilizer and feed plant operating margins. The outcome depends on OGRA hearings still to come.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| NATGAS | 2026-10-29 | [EC holds to Russian gas ban as prices soar \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2159-ec-holds-to-russian-gas-ban-as-prices-soar-s-and-p-global.md) | -1.8% | — |
| NATGAS | 2018-03-28 | [Gas Price Hike: India Hikes Natural Gas Price To Its Highest In Two Years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66181-gas-price-hike-india-hikes-natural-gas-price-to-its-highest-in-two-years.md) | +4.5% | +5.8% |
| NATGAS | 2022-08-30 | [Wholesale gas prices tumble as Europe prepares to intervene in energy markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40212-wholesale-gas-prices-tumble-as-europe-prepares-to-intervene-in-energy-markets.md) | -10.4% | -27.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-24 | [Global fertiliser prices set to drop but gas risks cause concern \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5022-global-fertiliser-prices-set-to-drop-but-gas-risks-cause-concern-farm-online-act.md) | +7.7% | +52.8% |

## Sources

- customstoday.media: https://customstoday.media/sngpl-ssgc-seek-increase-in-gas-prices-submit-applications-to-ogra/

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