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Today the CNG Associations and Transport Ittehad protested in front of
The Association demanded that SSGC reconsider the CNG closure schedule and make more volumes of CNG available to the outlets. The SSGC management maintained that currently gas supply situation is quite grim due to short supplies from gas fields as continuous natural depletion in reservoirs is noticed. SSGC already facing shortage of gas to meet the requirement of the customers and this gap in demand and supply further widen during the current extreme cold weather due to increase demand in domestic sector.
The management informed to Association that the Company is following the ECC approved gas load management plan that places CNG at the end of the pecking order. Nonetheless due to the serious demand-supply gap, the management has been compelled to curtail gas to all sectors including CNG. Further the current system position was explained to
It was informed to representatives of the Association that in the current situation SSGC would be able only to supply gas to CNG sector on Sunday and further evaluate the position through continuous monitoring and if situation improved gas to CNG sector will be restored accordingly. The CNG Associations understood the situation and disperse peacefully.
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