Pakistan likely to face highest gas shortfall this year
The gas shortfall is likely to reach its highest level this year in Pakistan, according to sources within the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL).
Sui Northern sources say that severe gas shortage may be faced in winter, local gas is being available at 750 million cubic feet and imported RLNG is around 1000 MCFD.
The demand for gas has started increasing as the weather changes, due to which gas shortfall is likely to reach the highest level this year.
Currently the supply of gas is 1700 million cubic meters and the demand is more than 2500 million cubic meters. Next month, the gas demand may increase by several times, due to which the domestic consumers will get gas only for 3 times a day, while the gas supply to the industry and commercial sector will also witness the shortfall.
The imported RLNG is very expensive due to which the orders have been reduced while the government has also been apprised of the situation, sources said.
Jawad Naseem, OGRA representative, in a conversation with the businessmen at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce said that at present the gas shortfall has started and totally dependent on imported RLNG which is very expensive.
He urged business community to support in difficult time and assured undisrupted gas supply to industry and commercial customers.
“Three months of winter will be difficult, gas pressure may be low in some places that are on the tail,” he added.
