Unjust gas distribution has led to closure of various industrial units, triggering brain drain and flight of capital from the country, Abid Hayat, Chairman All Pakistan (CNG) Association (APCNGA) said on Thursday.
Talking to reporters, he said the previous government did not listen to the recommendations of the APCNGA, which could have prevented the citizens from suffering from the energy crisis.
Lauding the NAB move to probe captive scam, Hayat said the development has proved that APCNGA’s stance on unjust gas distribution, increased oil import bill and failure to introduce liquid gases was true. All those who had pushed the country into darkness for personal gains should be made accountable and trillions be recovered from them, he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha said that those terming captive power plants state-of-the-art are misguiding the masses. These plants have efficiency level of around 18 per cent and waste 454 mmcf gas. Disconnecting gas to private power plants and provision to efficient power houses would have increased power generation by 2.5 thousand megawatt and reduced load shedding to a great extent, he claimed. Owners of captive power plants are making electricity at the cost of Rs 5 per unit and selling it at Rs 18 per unit in connivance with the government officials, he alleged.
