Tag: gas supplies

  • Pakistanis to face gas shortage in winter once again

    Pakistanis to face gas shortage in winter once again

    The government has warned of an impending gas crisis in the nation due to a dramatic reduction in gas supplies and a gradually growing imbalance between demand and supply.

    With each passing year, Pakistan’s gas reserves are declining by roughly 10 per cent annually in past years, according to DAWN.

    Officials from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) gathered to discuss the Petroleum Division’s annual report for 2019–20.

    We cannot purchase the gas, according to Petroleum Secretary Ali Raza Bhatti, who spoke to PAC about the state of the market. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, gas prices have risen everywhere. Gas prices had increased by about 4% at the time.

    According to Bhatti, Pakistan is considering purchasing gas from other nations as the prime minister just visited Qatar and held a private meeting where a request for extra cargoes was on the agenda.

    Nevertheless, the government is currently thinking about importing gas from friendly nations. Previously, the nation got its gas from Qatar, but now it wants to get supplies from other friendly countries to make up for the deficit.

    According to him, domestic consumers use the majority of the gas in Pakistan’s system, which is extensively subsidised by the government.

    Qatar is the most dependable provider, it should be noted. According to the petroleum secretary, Qatar has continued to provide Pakistan with LNG at a rate of $15 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down from the $60 per mmBtu it was previously charging from other nations, despite the market’s rising demand.

    Sui Northern was also asked to provide information on defaulters in the Gas Infrastructure Development System by the PAC, which was led by Noor Alam Khan.

    The committee instructed gas firms to take payment from late payers within seven days, and the government to cut off the defaulters’ connections right away.

  • Severe gas shortage affect residents of Rawalpindi

    Severe gas shortage affect residents of Rawalpindi

    Since most of Rawalpindi has been without gas for more than a week, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has failed to supply natural gas for domestic users, even during the busiest summer months, and nothing has been done to remedy the situation.

    On Friday, there were long queues of customers waiting to purchase ‘naan’ at exorbitant prices at all ‘tandoors’ and hotels.

    According to Mukhtar Shah, General Manager of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) for the Rawalpindi region, there is a gas shortage for consumers as a result of the wet weather. In cloudy weather, there is a significant difference between supply and demand, he claimed. He claimed that we are working to make natural gas available everywhere.

    On the other hand, under the condition of anonymity, a few key post officers from SNGPL told The News that the relevant department had cut off natural gas to domestic users in order to benefit nearby businesses and CNG stations. According to the sources, the officers claimed that corrupt officers were profiting greatly from it.

    The LPG vendors were also making money by offering gas in black for an exorbitant Rs300 per kilogramme. The price of LPG gas has also increased by the government and been set at Rs260 per kilogramme, but dealers have been taking full advantage of the current circumstance and selling the commodity in black.

    Gas has not been available for more than a week in the following areas:

    Sher Zaman Colony, Shah Faisal, Shah Khalid, Adiala Road, Qasim Market, Misriyal, Chakra, Satellite Town, Jhanda, Mareer Hasan, Saleha Street, Munawar Colony, Mubarak Lane, Dhoke Juma, New Lalazar, Tahli Mohri, Defence Road, Dhoke Kala Khan, Gulistan Colony, Naik Alam, Dhoke Manga Khan, Kashmir Colony, Gulshanabad, Dhamyal, Quaid-e-Azam Colony, Scheme-III, Dhok Ratta, Arya Mohalla, Tipu Road, Lalkurti, Tench Bhatta, Jan Colony, Dhoke Ratta, Dhok Munshi, Rehmatabad, Dhoke Banaras, Sadiqabad, Muslim Town, Tipu Road, Raheemabad and several other localities.