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Pakistan's gas crisis deepens as companies halt supply till July 5 The gas crisis in Pakistan has deepened after two state-owned companies on Monday announced complete closure of gas supply till July 5 to industries and CNG stations
The gas crisis in Pakistan has deepened after two state-owned companies on Monday announced complete closure of gas supply till July 5 to industries and CNG stations following a decline in gas availability, low pressure in the system and dry docking of an LNG terminal. According to Dawn, CNG stations in the Sindh province were to open from June 28 after the closure on June 22, but Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) stopped supplies to them till July
5 in view of the lingering shortfall of 160 mmcfd due to the annual turnaround of Kunnar Pasakhi Deep (KPD) gas field. This has caused a decline in gas availability and resulting in depletion of line pack and low pressure in the system. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) completely stopped gas supply to three sectors -- cement, CNG (compressed natural gas) stations and non-export industry -- in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa till July 5 due to dry docking of the LNG terminal. Energy Minister Hammad Azhar had told a private news channel on Sunday that the government would cover the gas shortfall for power generation by cutting supplies to the industries and CNG sector and diverting system gas to power plants...Read More