Steps being taken to improve gas pressure

13 Feb, 2015

KARACHI: An overall shortfall of 40 mmcfd was recorded in Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) system due to curtailed gas supply from Bhit and Naimat Basal gas fields.

Due to this shortage, the supplies have also effected and the utility has been receiving calls from Karachi city and interior Sindh, complaining of low gas pressure, a statement of SSGC said here on Friday.

The SSGC management putting its all efforts to improve the supply situation has taken immediate effective steps.In this regards gas supplies to power generation companies i.e. KE and WAPDA have been curtailed to improve the pressures.

Moreover, it has been decided that gas supply to all CNG stations in Sindh would remain discontinued on Friday.All CNG stations in Sindh will remain open on Saturday.

It is anticipated that SSGC's off take will improve by tomorrow as the gas supplies from Bhit and Naimat Basal gas fields are expected to return to normal.

The management is concerned on this situation and regrets the inconvenience caused to its worthy customers due to this short supply of gas, it added.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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