No gas load shedding in K-P: SNGPL

GM Arbab Saqib says the decrease in pressure in the province is due to operational and technical reasons

PESHAWAR: Contrary to claims of the public, a senior official of the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) in K-P has denied any scheduled or unscheduled gas load shedding in the province.

Instead, SNGPL General Manager Arbab Saqib explained that the decrease in pressure reported from the province was due to operational and technical reasons.

Talking to the media, he said that consumption of gas had increased since winter set in. Saqib added that SNGPL workers have been shifting pipelines after 10pm owing to ongoing work on the BRT project — precautions are taken for this operation, he said, had contributed to lower gas pressure.

He warned consumers against using compressers for  increasing gas pressure that was not only dangerous but could also result in suspension of gas supply in adjoining areas.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 15^th, 2017.