This media release is being issued to clarify the misconceptions in certain media sections about the enhancement of monthly gas meter rent along with revision of gas tariffs by SSGC. We do understand that this media release will be greatly beneficial for our customers as some new factors and tariff slabs under revised tariff with their retro-respective impacts are perhaps not clear to our customers.
It may be noted that Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) vide its notification # OGRA-10-3 (8)/2020 dated February 15, 2023 had revised the gas tariffs for various customer categories such as Industrial, Commercial and Domestic sectors that are in effect from January 2023.
Through the said notification, for domestic customers, OGRA has introduced FIXED CHARGES against piped natural gas service facility at doorstep that are bifurcated into two categories, i.e., Protected and Non-Protected customers. All those customers who have consumed 90 cubic meters or less of gas on an average during last winter season spanning from November 2022 till February 2023 will fall in the Protected category whereas those consuming more than 90 cubic meters of gas on average during similar period shall be considered as Non-Protected customers.
The fixed charges for the Protected customers shall be Rs. 10/- whereas for the Non-Protected customers they will be Rs. 460/-. The previously charged monthly meter rent for both categories shall remain as Rs. 40/-. For both these categories, previous one slab benefit will be available. However, it may also be noted that protected customer will be treated as non-protected on the basis of its subsequent month’s consumption with more than 90 cubic meters as barometer for that particular month only.
Subsequent to the said notification, the gas bills of January and February 2023 that were issued on previous tariff, have been revised and differential will be collected in instalments in the bills of March to May 2023. First instalment against January 2023 bill was recovered in the bill of March 2023, whereas 2ND and 3RD instalments against February 2023 bill will be collected in instalments in bills of April and May 2023. This amount will reflect in monthly gas bills under the head of ‘Adjustment’ and as arrears in the head of ‘Previous Balance’.
We understand that above explanation will help in clear understanding of this tariff revision. However, for seeking detailed information on the revised gas tariffs for various customer categories, our customers can review the said notification by clicking https://www.ogra.org.pk/download/8832 that is available at OGRA’s website.
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