New liquefied gas prices via pipeline starting September 15

The General Directorate of Energy Policy and Mines has published in the Official State Gazette the new pre-tax sale prices for piped liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), which will come into effect from 00:00 hours on September 15, 2026. The measure, detailed in the Resolution of September 8, 2026 (reference BOE-A-2026-19114), affects both final consumers and distribution companies in the sector.

The resolution is published in the BOE number 227, of September 14, 2026, section I, page 121767, and is issued in exercise of the powers provided for in article 94 of Law 34/1998, of October 7, on the hydrocarbon sector, and in article 12.1 of Law 24/2005, of November 18, on Reforms to Boost Productivity. The automatic price determination system is based on the Order of July 16, 1998, and the Order ITC/3292/2008, of November 14.

The new prices

As of September 15, the pre-tax sale prices are fixed as follows:

Piped LPG for final users: fixed term of €1.60/month and variable term of 90.6022 c€/kg.
Bulk LPG for piped LPG distribution companies: 75.6854 c€/kg.

The prices will apply to supplies pending execution on September 15, 2026, even if the orders are dated earlier. Billing for consumption measured by meter that includes that date will be calculated by proportionally dividing the consumption between the preceding and following days.

Calculation and quotations

Prices are determined as the sum of the international quotation for liquefied petroleum gases and the freight, reviewed monthly, plus marketing costs, reviewed annually in July. The following values were taken into account for this calculation:

International quotation: propane = 553.30 $/Tm and butane = 608.00 $/Tm.
Freight: 59.80 $/Tm.
Monthly average dollar/euro exchange rate: 1.159310.

Taxes excluded and appeals

The published prices do not include current taxes, which vary by territory: in the Peninsula and Balearic Islands, the Hydrocarbons Tax and VAT apply; in the Canary Islands Archipelago, the Special Tax of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the IGIC; and in Ceuta and Melilla, the Tax on production, services and imports and the complementary levy on fuels.

Distribution companies must adopt the necessary measures to determine the periodic consumption of each customer and correctly apply the new prices. Against this resolution, which does not exhaust administrative remedies, an appeal for reversal (recurso de alzada) may be filed before the Secretary of State for Energy within one month of its publication, in accordance with Law 39/2015, of October 1.

The resolution, signed by the Director General of Energy Policy and Mines, Manuel García Hernández, takes effect from September 15, 2026. The monthly update of these prices, linked to the evolution of international quotations, has a direct impact on the bills of households and companies connected to piped LPG networks; therefore, it is advisable to review the supply conditions upon each new revision.

Source: Official State Gazette, no. 227, September 14, 2026, Sec. I, page 121767 (official reference: BOE-A-2026-19114).