Tag: temperature drop

  • Supply-demand gap worsens: Lahore grapples with gas scarcity during key hours

    Supply-demand gap worsens: Lahore grapples with gas scarcity during key hours

    The metropolitan areas of Punjab, including Lahore, are grappling with a shortage of gas following a decline in temperatures, as confirmed by sources within the Sui Northern Gas Company.

    Residents across the majority of Punjab, notably in Lahore, are experiencing gas shortages during essential daily periods—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—due to an escalating disparity between demand and supply exacerbated by colder weather.

    With a demand for gas at 2100 million cubic feet and a supply of approximately 1200 million cubic feet, the gap has intensified the challenges faced by consumers in the region. 

    Notably, earlier this week, the SNGC imposed additional fixed charges on consumers’ November bills with the caretaker government’s approval.

    According to SNGC officials, protected consumers utilising 0.9 hectometers of gas will incur a monthly fixed charge of Rs400. 

    Non-protected users with consumption up to 1.5 hectometers will face an extra charge of Rs1,000 in their bills.

    Surprisingly, even consumers with zero gas usage are obligated to pay a fixed monthly charge of Rs400, as outlined by the recent adjustments in billing practices.

  • Much-awaited wintery winds about to hit Karachi

    Much-awaited wintery winds about to hit Karachi

    Karachi experienced the coldest night of the season so far after the temperature dropped to 13.5°C in the port city on December 8. The temperature is likely to drop further in the coming days as a new wave of cold winds will enter the country from December 15, reports Geo.

    According to weather analyst Owais Haider, the minimum temperature is expected to remain at 12 to 14°C during the next ten days in Karachi. Winds blowing in from the Northeast will worsen air quality. However, there is no chance of rain in the next 10 days, while humidity levels will remain between 50 to 60 percent during the day, he said.

    According to the monthly report issued by the Meteorological Department, normal to slightly above rainfall (snowfall over the high mountain) is likely to happen in most parts of the country, particularly the central parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, during the current month.

    It said nearly normal precipitation is likely over most parts of the country particularly Sindh during January.

    “In February 2024, normal to slightly above normal precipitation is expected over most parts of the country particularly the upper Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” the report said.