Gas shortfall of 750 mmcfd likely to hit in January, SNGPL

Gas shortfall of 750 mmcfd likely to hit in January, SNGPL

Lahore, Saturday, December 24, 2011: The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline (SNGPL) has been reported to face a shortfall of 550 mmcft currently. However, with temperatures declining further in the days to come, the shortfall is expected
to fall further to 750mmcfd by next month. Amidst this huge shortfall, four-day gas loadshedding plan for the industry is to linger until end of January while gas supply for fertilizer plants will be resumed after February.

SNGPL Managing Director Arif Hameed told media reporters that at present, SNGPL had 1900 mmcfd in its system, "but actually, we got 1870 mmcfd because of some technical problems" in the system. "Domestic sector is our priority,
and we are trying our best to provide gas to the domestic consumers," he added.

About Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, he said that the route of the pipeline has already been finalised. "However, the process is underway to finalise design of the project."

Regarding Pakistan-Turkmenistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project via Afghanistan, he said that the rate of gas has already been decided and an MoU has been signed in this regard.

About any likely move by SNGPL for closure of CNG stations in January and February, Hameed said he was not aware of any such move. "We follow the gas allocation policy of the government," he added.

According to him, the SNGPL’s board had approved installation of 1350 latest telemetry and surveillance system for suspected industrial units and CNG stations.

This system would be operated through a ‘control room’, and no employee would be able to open the system unless it is cleared by main control room, he said, adding that "tender has been floated for installation of this system".
He said that earlier 1250 telemeter systems had been installed on CNG stations. "We would enhance our capability with latest technology as soon as we find some problem in the old system," the MD said.

About UFG he said it is very difficult to control gas theft as it was three percent last year, "and we have checked the gas pilferage to a great extent". He added that company engineers and staff are working hard to stop gas theft.

The SNGPL Managing Director said that domestic consumers use compressors for sucking the gas, which is a very dangerous activity, and media should highlight the dangerous implication of this activity.

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