Talking to the media here on Thursday, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) leader Gohar Ijaz said the textile industry of Punjab was not in a position to bear further gas curtailment as it had already suffered massively.
He said the textile mills needed 300 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas to run for 24 hours a day, but keeping in view the energy crisis they were only demanding 150 mmcfd, which would enable them to operate for three and a half days in a week.
Ijaz pointed out that the industry had lost its export target as production decreased 40 per cent. On the other side, he said, the government was giving preference to compressed natural gas (CNG) stations, “which have no economic value.”
“Now we have decided to start normal operations from Monday as the government seemed not to be sincere with us.”
However, he asked the petroleum and natural resources minister to take action before Monday as the industry wanted to be part of the solution.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2012.
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Putting vans and buses was very harsh on our gas reserves. We should have made most out of our reserves of gas by helping our industry in this economic and power crises. so that they could trade for foreign exhange and help the dwindling economy of Pakistan. More than half of our industry has been closed due the power shortage, I just don't understand why can't we utilize our resources??? Go ahead, Mr. Ijaz. ........MAY the SC be with you....