KARACHI: Gas shortage across the country is proving to be troublesome for citizens as gas stations continue to close and appliances requiring gas to function remain useless for hours.
According to details, Sindh and Balochistan have both announced the closure of gas stations across the provinces as the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) had stated earlier that supply would remain suspended during two days of the week.
The Sui Gas Company said that the decision was taken in light of the availability of gas, adding that supply to industries will be slashed by 50 percent.
Meanwhile, the supply to the CNG stations in KP has also been suspended for four days while the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited says it won’t be supplying gas to the Punjab CNG stations indefinitely for now.
In several cities of the country, many families have been left freezing and hungry in the harsh winter as they remain without gas or are being supplied gas at very low pressure. Gas shortage was reported in several areas of Quetta.
Officials of the SSGC, however, are saying Balochistan is getting all the gas it needs. SSGC General Manager Madni Siddiqui said Balochistan was getting 200mmcfd of gas according to its requirement, explaining that the low pressure of gas in certain parts of the province was due to the use of compressors.
In Punjab, residents said they were forced to buy the expensive LPG due to non-supply of gas. Last week, the SSGC had temporarily suspended gas supply across seven areas in Karachi on a Sunday.
