ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) held a public hearing to review and revise Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) prices set over the past decade, following litigation and protests by industrial and CNG consumers against retrospective billing of around Rs 150 billion.
The OGRA conducted a public hearing at the SNGPL head office on Thursday in compliance with the directions of the Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, in a Writ Petition dated 11 October 2025, calling for the provision of an opportunity to all consumers and stakeholders to submit their comments, reservations, and interventions in the determination of RLNG sales prices.
The court ruled that the OGRA must first hear affected consumers before imposing backdated adjustments. The court called retroactive billing unfair and directed the regulator to seek stakeholder input before finalising prices.
On Thursday, the participants furnished their written as well as verbal comments, while the SNGPL also pleaded its case before the OGRA.
The regulator will actualise RLNG prices from April 2015 onward.
The OGRA members and team noted down the comments of all participants, and similar public hearings will also be held at Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta. The authority will announce its final decision after the incorporation of comments and feedback of all stakeholders.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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