Supply to continue for 15 days as part of load management plan
Federal Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar Wednesday chaired a meeting to review restoration of gas to export-oriented industry on urgent basis and directed that gas supply be restored from Friday next.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, MD SNGPL and senior officials from Ministry of Petroleum and Ministry of Finance.
The meeting participants reviewed existing provision of gas to export-oriented industry and noted that with improved weather conditions a revised gas load management plan was possible enabling the SNGPL to restore gas supply to industry from Friday to be continued for next 15 days.
The decision was taken to readdress the national economic growth related issues which did have sizeable contribution from export-oriented industry in the country. The SNGPL management briefed the Minister that with improved weather conditions and availability of demand driven savings, it was possible for the company to restore gas supply to the export-oriented industry from next Friday.