LPG price Pakistan November 2026 has become a headache for households, because the official rate has gone up and the open market rate has gone far higher. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority, known as OGRA, has set the official LPG price at Rs294.08 per kg for November, while sellers in the open market are charging up to Rs630 per kg in some areas. That gap means a family that depends on bottled gas is paying more than twice the official rate, just as winter is about to start and gas demand is rising.
The OGRA LPG price Rs294 per kg is the new official ceiling for November. OGRA issued the notification on 31 October, and the new prices took effect across the country from 1 November. The producer price is Rs294,075 per tonne, up from Rs279,341 per tonne in October. That is an increase of Rs14.73 per kg in one month, and it follows the same pattern of monthly revisions that households have seen through the year.
The 11.8 kg LPG cylinder Rs3470 is now the official price of the standard domestic cylinder. It was Rs3,296.23 in October, so the increase is Rs173.86 per cylinder. For a home that uses one cylinder a month, that is an extra cost of nearly Rs174, and for homes that use two cylinders the extra cost is close to Rs350. The official price is a ceiling, which means no seller is supposed to charge more than this amount at any stage, from the producer to the shop.
The reason given for the increase is the international market. OGRA linked the adjustment to changes in the Saudi Aramco contract price LPG and the dollar exchange rate. The Saudi Aramco contract price rose by 6.47 percent compared with the previous month, while the average dollar exchange rate fell slightly by 0.12 percent. The net result was the increase of Rs14.73 per kg, and OGRA said the producer price is tied to the Saudi Aramco price and the dollar rate.
But the official rate is not what many people are actually paying. In the open market, LPG is selling for up to Rs630 per kg, while company operated franchises are charging up to Rs400 per kg. In Karachi and other big cities, sellers are charging Rs500 to Rs550 per kg, and in remote areas the price has reached Rs630 to Rs800 per kg. One report said an 11.6 kg cylinder now costs as much as Rs7,000 in some remote areas, which is about double the official price of the standard cylinder.
The LPG supply Iran border closure is one of the main reasons for the shortage. Reports link the supply problem to the closure of border crossings with Iran on 17 October and to the wider tensions in the region, which have disrupted the flow of gas into Pakistan. Pakistan meets a large part of its LPG demand through imports, and when a supply route closes, the gap shows up quickly in the market. Domestic production is only around 2,000 to 2,500 tonnes a day, while annual demand is close to 2.4 million tonnes, so imports matter a great deal.
The LPG marketers strike November 16 is the next date to watch. The Pakistan LPG Marketers Association has announced a nationwide strike on LPG sales and business from 16 November, in protest against a proposed new pricing formula. The association says the new formula would raise LPG prices by a further 25 to 30 percent, and it has warned that all supply and business activities will be suspended if its demands are not accepted within 15 days. The association is also unhappy about a proposal to take the power to regulate LPG prices away from OGRA and hand it to state owned companies.
For households without piped gas, the timing is hard. LPG is the main cooking and heating fuel for millions of homes, especially in areas where there is no gas pipeline. Winter increases the use of gas for heating, and at the same time the SSGC winter gas schedule already limits piped gas to a few hours a day in Sindh. A family that cannot afford the open market price may have to cook less, switch to wood or other fuel, or wait in line at a franchise that sells closer to the official rate.
The government has not yet said how it will close the gap between the official price and the open market price. OGRA fixes the ceiling, but enforcement in the open market is weak, and sellers in many areas charge what the shortage allows. The marketers say the new pricing formula would make things worse, while the government says the formula is part of a wider reform of the sector. Until the two sides agree, the strike threat hangs over the market, and households are left to pay the higher price or go without gas.
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