LPG importers association warns of serious gas shortage in next few days, seeks 'sustainable' pricing framework

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Importers Association on Sunday threatened a “serious” shortage of LPG throughout the country in the next two to three days if the government failed to take immediate action.

The chairman of LPGIAP in a letter to Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik warned that failing to solve the problem on an urgent basis would lead to significant disruptions in the LPG supply chain in the country.

He asked for an urgent meeting of all relevant stakeholders with regard to the serious concern about the current LPG pricing policy.

“As per our estimation, the price of LPG notified by Ogra on June 30, 2026, does not fully capture the real cost of importing LPG,” the letter read.

It highlighted that the “international prices, freight charges, exchange rates, port dues, inland transport costs, financing costs and other overheads” had increased import costs “substantially over the notified selling price to the extent that importers have to incur huge financial losses in each consignment.”

The letter revealed that some importers and storages have even reduced or stopped their operations due to heavy losses incurred.

“In the light of continued existence of the same pricing mechanism, there are chances of shutdown of other import facilities and LPG stations resulting in interruption of supply to all parts of the country,” it warned.

The letter requested the government to consider this issue as a national concern and hold an urgent meeting on the matter to establish a “clear, practical and sustainable pricing policy” that truly takes into account the cost of importing LPG.

“Immediate intervention from the government side is necessary for the sake of energy security of the country and to ensure the smooth running of markets and avoid hardships of millions of users who rely on LPG as their source of energy,” it added.