Gas supply at sehri and iftar, says utility

The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) said on Wednesday that gas would be supplied to domestic consumers for sehri and iftar  during Ramazan, resulting in a fierce backlash.

The company said said that gas pressure would be low from 8am to 2:30pm as it was facing a shortfall of 250 million mmBtu.

For iftar, gas will be supplied to consumers in Karachi from 2:30pm to 07:00pm, while for Sehr it will be available from 2:30am to 05:00am.

The utility said that consumers would face low pressure or complete suspension during the rest of the day.

Consumers say that gas supply is either intermittent or completely cut off, with complaints coming from North Nazimabad, New Karachi, Nagan Chowrangi, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and other areas.

SSGC says it has not resorted to load-shedding during Ramazan while blaming the low pressure on the excessive usage at the times of sehri and iftar.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 24^th, 2023.