In a recent notification, the Petroleum Division declared a significant increase in gas prices for multiple sectors, encompassing domestic, export, non-export units, CNG, cement, and other related areas. However, the notification specified an exemption from the price hike for protected consumers utilizing 25 to 90 cubic meters per month. Nonetheless, fixed charges for this category were raised from Rs10 to Rs400. The announcement highlighted that non-protected domestic consumers would face a staggering rise of over 172% in gas prices. Outlined in the notification were the revised prices for different consumer brackets:

Consumers using 25 cubic meters: Revised from Rs200 to Rs300 per mmBtu

Consumers using 60 cubic meters: Revised from Rs300 to Rs600 per mmBtu

Consumers using 100 cubic meters: Revised from Rs400 to Rs1,000 per mmBtu

Consumers using 150 cubic meters: Revised from Rs600 to Rs1,200 per mmBtu

Consumers using 200 cubic meters: Revised from Rs800 to Rs1,600 per mmBtu

Consumers using 300 cubic meters: Revised from Rs1,100 to Rs3,000 per mmBtu

Consumers using 400 cubic meters: Revised from Rs2,000 to Rs3,500 per mmBtu

Consumers using over 400 cubic meters: Revised from Rs3,100 to Rs4,000 per mmBtu

Tandoors: Maintained at Rs600 per mmBtu (unchanged)

Power plants: Set at Rs1,050 per mmBtu

Cement sector: Fixed at Rs4,400 per mmBtu

CNG sector: Set at Rs3,600 per mmBtu

Export units: Fixed at Rs2,100 per mmBtu

Non-export units: Set at Rs2,200 per mmBtu

The notice emphasized a significant alteration in gas prices across various sectors, while maintaining specific rates for certain categories such as tandoors and outlining the costs for power plants, the cement sector, CNG, export, and non-export units.