SNGPL disconnects gas supply to 41 industrial units
SNGPL disconnects gas supply to 41 industrial units
By Atif Khan
ISLAMABAD: Amid frequent power outages, the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) on Friday disconnected the supply of gas to over 41 industrial units and cut back on supply to 250 units and CNG stations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi – sparking fears that several businesses would have to shut down. The CNG stations are the worst-hit with supply to 100 facilities either disconnected or reduced. Those affected by the SNGPL’s latest decision also include three textile mills and a number of steel melting units and brick kilns. All Pakistan CNG Association President Tariq Kaandan told Daily Times that every year in winter, gas supply to several CNG stations was disconnected. He said that the ongoing power crisis had complicated the situation further. He rejected the SNGPL’s claim that the decision had been made to maintain a smooth supply for domestic consumers. “We have invested huge sums in our CNG pumps … but we fear that the spike in gas prices and the disconnections might force several of us to close down,” a CNG station owner, Sadiq Arshad, told Daily Times. The government should immediately take steps to resume the normal supply of gas and power to prevent further increase in prices of essentials and save people’s jobs, said an industrialist, Khalid Mehmood.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\01\03\story_3-1-2009_pg7_25
By Atif Khan
ISLAMABAD: Amid frequent power outages, the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) on Friday disconnected the supply of gas to over 41 industrial units and cut back on supply to 250 units and CNG stations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi – sparking fears that several businesses would have to shut down. The CNG stations are the worst-hit with supply to 100 facilities either disconnected or reduced. Those affected by the SNGPL’s latest decision also include three textile mills and a number of steel melting units and brick kilns. All Pakistan CNG Association President Tariq Kaandan told Daily Times that every year in winter, gas supply to several CNG stations was disconnected. He said that the ongoing power crisis had complicated the situation further. He rejected the SNGPL’s claim that the decision had been made to maintain a smooth supply for domestic consumers. “We have invested huge sums in our CNG pumps … but we fear that the spike in gas prices and the disconnections might force several of us to close down,” a CNG station owner, Sadiq Arshad, told Daily Times. The government should immediately take steps to resume the normal supply of gas and power to prevent further increase in prices of essentials and save people’s jobs, said an industrialist, Khalid Mehmood.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\01\03\story_3-1-2009_pg7_25
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