Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has declared that all CNG stations in Sindh and Balochistan shall remain shut till January 2, 2021. The company has mentioned an increase in the demand for domestic consumers to be the cause for the closure. The officials added that the priority is supplying gas for households.
The All Pakistan CNG Association denounced the step taken by the SSGC. It was also noted in a media report that the decision would also result in public transporters increasing their daily fares since they would have to shift to petrol for the remainder of the winter season.
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In a relevant development that took place yesterday, the supply of gas to CNG stations in Punjab and Islamabad has also reportedly been suspended due to a countrywide shortage of gas. As per various reports, Pakistan has recently been facing an acute shortage of gas, and the government has had to take drastic measures to ensure the supply of gas for basic use.
The gas distribution entities across the various regions of Pakistan are claiming that the gas from the main supply is insufficient for the simultaneous needs of both the residential and the commercial sectors. The government has reportedly arranged for 12 LNG cargoes to be brought into the country by January 2021 to deal with the ongoing gas crisis.
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