Low gas pressure is causing plant tripping as well as production losses to industries, complained manufacturers from Bin Qasim Industrial Zone (BQIZ).
“The pressure is getting as low as 3-4psi causing plant tripping,” said Mian Muhammed Ahmed, patron in-chief and founding president of Bin Qasim Association of Trade and Industry (BQATI), in a letter sent by him to Sui Southern Gas Company on Thursday. Mian said complaints about persistent low gas pressure were received throughout the week from BQATI’s members located in BQIZ, especially operational zone (Bonded Area) and NWIZ. “Many of our members have lodged complaints in this regard, but to no avail,” he lamented.
He said natural gas provided by SSGC was the major source of energy for our member industries. Last week on Sunday and this week on Sunday and Monday, the industrialists had done their best to respond positively and responsibly to the SSGC’s request for a two-day shut down. “The situation, unfortunately has now exacerbated, deficient gas pressure is causing further production losses to industries which already observed two days shut down. All this is translating into escalating financial losses and threatening the survival of many industries,” the BQATI chief said.
Mian requested the state gas supplier to restore required gas pressure immediately and asked measures to be taken to ensure consistent supply to keep the industries running.
