Gas shortage adversely impacts business and domestic life in Pakistan
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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
A large number of vehicles form a cue at a PSO station in Pakistan. Photo: file
Gas shortage across many cities of the country is proving to be troublesome for citizens as gas stations continue to close and appliances requiring gas to function remain useless for hours, according to a report in
The News.
Sindh and Balochistan have both announced the closure of gas stations across the provinces as the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) had stated earlier that supply would remain suspended during two days of the week Saturday and Sunday.
Gas shortage hampers life across country
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Gas shortage hampers life across country
KARACHI/ QUETTA/ PESHAWAR/ ISLAMABAD: Acute gas shortage is seriously impacting commercial activity and domestic life across Pakistan. Businesses dependent on gas supply are not functioning, gas stations are being closed down in Sindh and Balochistan and household appliances needing gas to function remain useless for hours in most localities in major cities and towns.Both Sindh and Balochistan have announced the closure of CNG stations. The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) had said the supply will remain suspended for two days a week on Mondays and Saturdays.
Pakistan’s gas woes deepen amid winter demand
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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Pakistan on Saturday faced gas supply issues amid increasing demand in the northern areas of the country in the thick of winter, leading to supply being curtailed to compressed natural gas (CNG) stations and industries, as the government said it has procured 30 per cent additional liquefied natural gas at the “cheapest ever price for January”.
A Petroleum Division spokesperson explained the government’s winter gas load-management strategy, saying Pakistan will be moving 30 per cent more “LNG molecules” in this January compared to January 2018, at the cheapest ever price of $6.34 [per MMBTU] for a peak winter month,” the spokesperson said in a weekly press statement.
Pakistan gas crisis worsens as winters get harsher
Pakistan
Sat, Dec 19, 2020
KARACHI/ QUETTA/ PESHAWAR/ ISLAMABAD: Winter is here and so is Pakistan s gas crisis. CNG stations are being closed in two provinces, while gas supply to the stations is being suspended in another two provinces.
SSGC announced the closure of CNG stations in Sindh and Balochistan for two days (Mondays and Saturdays) a week on Friday.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab SSGC said gas supply to CNG stations will be suspended. The suspension in KP has been announced for four days and in Punjab indefinitely.
Low gas pressure in homes