Minister for Petroleum Omar Ayub Khan has said that 12 per cent additional natural gas was provided to the consumers in December as compared to last year. In his tweet here Wednesday, the minister said the Sui Northern Gas Company Limited (SNGPL) had provided average 831,000 cubic feet gas in December 2018 while 30 per cent more gas was supplied…
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After 2025: Power producers reluctant to buy Qatar gas
ISLAMABAD: High prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported from Qatar have started impacting power producers who are not willing to purchase gas beyond 2025 – a time when Islamabad and Doha will hold a price review. Power producers are reluctant to sign a deal with suppliers of imported gas to guarantee fuel offtake beyond 2025. Power producers feel that re-gasified…
Read MoreSNGPL’s anti-gas theft drive: 361 illegal connections disconnected, 168 suspected meters replaced
The task force of Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) Peshawar has disconnected 361 illegal connections and replaced 168 suspected domestic/commercial meters, while 126 legal domestic consumers caught in pilferage during ongoing anti-gas theft campaign in the province. Spokesman of SNGPL, Peshawar said that Task Force Peshawar region during its continued operations against sui gas theft in Peshawar city and…
Read MoreConcern voiced over load-shedding & lower pressure of gas
Vice President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Industry Muhammad Yasin Khilji and Convener of Sub-Committee for Sui Southern Gas Company Sikandar Ali Rajput have expressed their reservations on unscheduled load-shedding and low pressure of Sui gas. They said that the non-availability of gas and low pressure were causing hardships to the people and people were facing heavy losses.…
Read MoreThar Block-2: SECMC achieves financial close of mining project’s phase-II
The Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) on Monday announced that it has achieved the financial close of Phase II of Mining Project in Thar Block II. SECMC’s coal mine in Block-II has the potential to produce over 37 million tons of coal per annum translating into 5,280 MW of electricity at less than 6 cents per KWh for over…
Read MoreIncrease in KE tariff criticised
Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh, while condemning the increase of the power tariff of K-Electric and petrol prices, demanded the federal government to withdraw it immediately. He said the increase in the KE tariff and petrol price was a bomb dropped by the government over the poor people.
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