BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 13. Kazakhstan has
officially approved the maximum wholesale price for domestic
liquefied petroleum gas supplies until December 31.
This is reflected in the ministerial decree published by the
Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
According to the ministry, the decree entered into force
retroactively from July 1, 2026. The regulation specifically
applies to wholesale distributions executed within the national
domestic market supply plan outside of traditional commodity
exchanges.
"To approve the maximum price of wholesale distribution of
liquefied petroleum gas within the framework of the supply plan for
liquefied petroleum gas to the domestic market of the Republic of
Kazakhstan outside commodity exchanges for the period from July 1,
2026, to December 31, 2026, for 59,722 tenge ($126.38) per ton
without accounting for value-added tax," the official document
states.
The newly signed energy regulation maintains the exact price
threshold that was previously established for the country's
domestic gas market. The wholesale price for liquefied gas until
the end of June 2026 had also been approved at 59,722 tenge per
ton, excluding value-added tax, the ministry's documentation
notes.
Meanwhile, KMG Chairman Askhat Khassenov announced during a
government meeting that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) production is
expected to increase over the same period, rising from 1.3 million
tons to 1.5 million tons annually. He noted that the production
growth will be driven by several key upstream projects.
