CNG stations to remain closed till April 15

KARACHI: Sindh Sui Gas Company (SSGC) and the CNG Association announced on Tuesday that all CNG stations in Interior Sindh and Balochistan will remain closed from 12 pm to 6 am everyday till April 15.

The decision comes in after SSGC informed all stake holders that it is facing a shortfall of 200 mmcfd of gas.

This shortage is due to the annual turnaround of Bhit Gas field which will commence from midnight of April 11.

According to SSGC, the next closure of CNG stations will follow from 18th April to 22 April while a monitoring team has been formed to implement the decision.

SSGC has also urged all the industrial and domestic customers to reduce their gas consumption voluntarily by 15 per cent.