Addressing Energy Woes: LPG plant to be set up in G-B
'LPG plant would significantly reduce the consumption of forest wood'
Empty Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders are seen at a gas distribution centre. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) air-mix plant would be established in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), potentially benefitting 10,000 energy consumers. In a meeting with Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman at the Prime Minister’s Office, Abbasi said the LPG plant would significantly reduce the consumption of forest wood. He said the government was determined to ensure socio-economic uplift of Gilgit-Baltistan and would continue to extend all-out support. The chief minister, while congratulating the prime minister on assuming his office, extended an invitation to visit Gilgit-Baltistan. He also briefed the premier on the status of ongoing development projects in the region.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 8th, 2017.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) air-mix plant would be established in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), potentially benefitting 10,000 energy consumers. In a meeting with Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman at the Prime Minister’s Office, Abbasi said the LPG plant would significantly reduce the consumption of forest wood. He said the government was determined to ensure socio-economic uplift of Gilgit-Baltistan and would continue to extend all-out support. The chief minister, while congratulating the prime minister on assuming his office, extended an invitation to visit Gilgit-Baltistan. He also briefed the premier on the status of ongoing development projects in the region.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 8th, 2017.