Gas loadshedding a conspiracy against Punjab: Shahbaz Sharif

CM Sharif says he will protest with unemployed workers if gas loadshedding issue not resolved.

LAHORE:?Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the closure gas for industries is a conspiracy against the province.

Speaking to the media after meeting with industrialists in Lahore, Sharif said that it had earlier been decided, in a meeting with Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Qamar, that equal loadshedding would be carried out in all provinces for two days, but it was only Punjab that was experiencing the loadshedding.

Sharif said that he will visit Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani with traders and industrialists from Punjab and ask him to help resolve the issue.

He said that thousands of workers were unemployed because of the loadshedding and that he would protest alongside them if the issue was not resolved.

In a report published in The Express Tribune,?Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) had announced that industries would face one to three days and CNG stations two days per week without Sui gas this winter, but there would be no gas load shedding for domestic consumers. SNGPL had said the gas supply management policy would be applicable up to March 15.

According to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry the suspension has already caused the closure of over 1,300 industrial units and that around 40 per cent of industrial units in Punjab run on gas, which could mean no production by almost half of the industry if regular supply of gas is not resumed.

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Gas loadshedding to reduce

Supplies from Zamzama gas field resume.

Sui Northern Gas authorities issued a new gas loadshedding schedule after gas supplies from the Zamzama gas field resumed on Thursday.

Industries will now experience gas load shedding for two days a week while CNG stations will remain closed for one day instead of two.

Authorities say the gas supply from Zamzama gas field was suspended for nine days for repair work. This led to an increase in the gas cuts for industries and CNG stations.

Now with the supply being restored, the earlier schedule will be followed again.

Sui Gas officials say gas supply to cement, fertilizer, textile , chemical and power sector will continue according to schedule.

Last month, SSGC warned of gas supplies being severely affected. The company had requested all industrial zones of Karachi to reduce their consumption of gas while the Zamzama gas field undergoes scheduled maintenance.

An announcement said that “in view of the annual turnaround of the Zamzama gas field, requisite natural gas quantities of 204 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) will not be available to SSGC”.

This led to gas supplies being reduced for the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and power outages increased in the city. Trade organisations in Karachi called for a strike but later rescinded the call when the Sindh’s Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, assured them of emergency measures to ensure the supply of electricity to industries.

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Up to 12 hours of loadshedding in Karachi

Urban areas are faced with 10 hours of electricity, while industrial zones ranging from 12 hours without electricity.

KARACHI:Karachi undergoes offload up to 12 hours, these days, causing serious problems for its citizens.

Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) claims frequent black outs are due to insufficient gas supplies.

Union spokesman Ayesha Erabie, talk to express 24/7, said that the supply of gas to the Union company Sui gas South (SSGC) was "really erratic."

She said that allocated quota Union gas is MMCFD 276, whereas they received only 190 MMCFD last year and now 75 percent of their supplies were cut.

Urban areas are faced with 10 hours of electricity, while industrial zones ranging from 12 hours without electricity.

Meanwhile, SSGC warned the industrial potential of gas crisis if gas is consumed with caution.

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