National January 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has granted a licence to K-Electric for constructing and operating a gas pipeline for supplying RLNG for its 900 MWs power plant at Bin Qasim Power Complex (BQPS).
It is the first-ever license obtained by KE in the oil and gas sector and is a key step in ensuring that the upcoming BQPS III power plant receives the right amount of gas, at the right pressure. This milestone will go a long way in helping bridge the supply-demand gap in Karachi in the years to come.
In the notification issued on January 6, 2021, Ogra granted a license to K-Electric Limited to undertake regulated activity related to construction and operation of 14 inch diameter x 2.4 kilometre Natural Gas Pipeline along with ancillary/connected facilities for purpose of transmission of Natural Gas/RLNG from Tie-in Point, SSGC Custody Transfer Station located at Bin Qasim to KE Bin Qasim
KE gets nod to construct gas pipeline
Company will receive gas supply via new pipeline at its RLNG-fired power plant at Bin Qasim
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has allowed K-Electric to construct and operate a short distance pipeline to receive gas supplies for its forthcoming RLNG-fired 900-megawatt power plant at Bin Qasim from state-owned Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) this year.
PLL would supply 150 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) through the dedicated pipeline to the Karachi-based power firm via Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) infrastructure.
The pipeline would be capable of transporting up to 250 mmcfd of gas. The supplies would be in addition to the ones that are being received by K-Electric from SSGC for a long time. The two companies are fighting a case in court to settle dues worth billions of rupees to be paid by K-Electric to SSGC.