The Senate’s current bills register lists an OGRA amendment bill introduced on October 30 as pending with the Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat. Dawn reports that the proposal would allow quarterly review of certain gas costs. Its linked bill file could not be opened for direct verification, so the details below remain attributed to Dawn.
Which gas costs would be reviewed quarterly?
According to Dawn’s report on the bill, a natural gas licensee would submit quarterly revenue requirements for review only to the extent of wellhead gas prices and imported gas costs, including re-gasified liquefied natural gas, or RLNG.
What would happen after OGRA’s review?
Dawn reported that OGRA would advise the federal government, which would then advise minimum charges and sale prices for each retail consumer category within 30 days for Gazette notification. The report also says the government could carry some or all of a quarterly adjustment into its next half-yearly determination.
Would all OGRA public hearings end?
The hearing restriction described by Dawn applies to price revisions under proposed Section 8A. The report does not say that public hearings would end for every OGRA decision. The bill’s full text was not available to verify the wording independently.
What is the bill’s current status?
The Senate register lists the October 30 bill as pending with the Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat. Dawn reported that the proposal would take effect if passed.
This bill is separate from the June OGRA amendment ordinance, although the Senate records use the same title for both entries. The Senate bills register lists the October 30 bill separately from Ordinance No. V of 2026, which was promulgated on June 30 and laid in the Senate on October 13. The Senate lists both entries as pending with the committee. APP reported that the June ordinance amended sections 2 and 3 of the 2002 OGRA Ordinance. Dawn’s October 30 report describes the separate proposal concerning Section 8A and hearings.
