Summary The plan suggested to provide gas to consumers during winter by even supplying LNG.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The government on Thursday has presented the gas load shedding plan for winters with a prior aim to provide gas to domestic and commercial users.
The plan suggested to provide gas to consumers during winter by even supplying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) instead of Sui gas.
The details revealed that Finance Ministry will pay subsidy to Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) in order to eliminate the difference between prices of local gas and LNG.
The management plan will be implemented from December 18, 2018 to February 19, 2019. During this time the total production will be 1050 mmcf per day while the shortfall will remain 339 mmcf per day.
On the other hand, the inhabitants of the residential colony of Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar staged protest against gas load shedding and blocked the hospital road.
The workers demanded to restore the gas supply and vowed to continue the protest till acceptance of their demands.
