The government is working to implement a uniform gas pricing system for all consumer categories, with a final decision expected in one to two months.
This change would end the current cross-subsidy where the industrial sector supports domestic and commercial consumers.
Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, shared this update at the launch of the “Socioeconomic Insight and Analytics (SIA) on In-House Power Generation for Industry and its Economic Impact” study. He stressed the importance of establishing a consistent gas pricing structure across sectors.
The minister said that though the issue of the captive power plants is very sensitive which are being connected to the national grid and would be disconnected from gas supply, it has been agreed with IMF and developing agencies fortunately or unfortunately.
