SSGC faces 240-250 mmcfd shortfall

Apropos to a news story published in The Express Tribune on Sunday, January 2, 2022 under the title “Karachi industries starved of gas”, SSGC has clarified that the company is currently faced with a gas shortfall of around 240 to 250 mmcfd primarily because of the depletion in indigenous gas supplies and constant increase in gas demand. In January 2021, SSGC had 1,010 mmcfd of average gas available for supply as compared to 940 mmcfd in December 2021. A similar situation is likely to persist this January too, it said. Unlike in the last winter, according to SSGC, increase in demand for gas is attributed to the demand from domestic and fertiliser sectors. The operation of fertiliser sector is crucial for maintaining fertiliser inventory to avert shortages whereas Balochistan domestic sector’s demand needs to be met in view of harsh weather conditions, it said. On the other hand, the government is supplying 75 mmcfd of RLNG to SSGC in order to bridge its demand and supply gap in addition to the curtailment measures.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 4^th, 2022.

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