All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) has rejected the proposed gas parity plan by the ministry of petroleum and natural resources and urged Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) not to approve it.
Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Chairman APCNGA Ghyas Piracha has said that CNG sector is paying six times more than fertilizer sector however government is still targeting CNG sector and increasing the gas parity between petrol and CNG which would not be beneficial to the masses but only increase prices.
He said that in the world many countries are promoting CNG as it is environment friendly but our government is going against this mechanism. Gas is our local product therefore government should provide it on cheap rates. Paracha said that government is securing the interests of industrialists as captive power plants are using gas but government has not taken steps to stop it and favoring the interests of 113 influential families.
He said that CNG sector is using 252 mmcfd gas which is decreasing with every passing day while government is giving wrong figure of gas utilization by this sector. He said that gas companies are billing on weekly basis and assured that extra amount paid in bills would be adjusted later however this plan has not been implemented so far. Ghyas Paracha said that ECC should take input from all stake holders before taking any position in its today’s meeting.
He said that government is selling gas to us at 1055 mmbtu which is much expensive in the world, adding that 750mmbtu is gas price while 263 is paying Cess while 618 is gas price by OGRA. Chairman APCNGA said on one hand government says that gas is not available in the country while thousand kilometer pipeline is being laid to provide 225 mmcfd gas to four fertilizer factories which is unfair and increase the gas shortgall.
APCNGA rejects proposed gas parity plan
