The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has issued a winter schedule that will leave domestic consumers in Sindh without gas each night from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., citing a severe shortfall in supply.
The utility said the decision comes as part of its seasonal adjustment plan to manage limited resources more effectively. A spokesperson for the company explained that the revised timetable follows the load management framework approved by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC).
She noted that the company had not originally planned load-shedding for residential users in Sindh or Balochistan. However, she said the steep decline in available gas has made a nighttime cut unavoidable, as the shutdown is needed to rebuild line-pack levels for the next day’s domestic demand.
According to the spokesperson, the shortage will also hit the CNG sector, which will undergo periodic weekly closures as part of the broader conservation effort.