In accordance with its plan for managing gas load, the government has chosen to give the household sector top priority in gas delivery throughout the winter months to guarantee the availability of full-pressure gas for cooking three times per day.
According to the plan, it would go into effect on November 1 and last through the end of February 2023.While the domestic sector is given precedence, the non-export industry, or the CNG sector, will have its supply suspended and the export sector’s existing gas supply will be cut in half in the winter.
According to a senior official from the Energy Ministry, the amount of RLNG now provided to the power industry would be reduced by 40%.On Wednesday, top representatives from the Petroleum Division and gas businesses worked to polish the management plan that would be presented to the prime minister for approval.
However, the government will only guarantee gas to home consumers for culinary purposes three times even after diverting 250-350mmcfd RLNG to the domestic sector due to the enormous piped deficit. In addition to charging a one-time fee of Rs7,000 for each cylinder, At a cost of more than Rs 2,300 per cylinder, “both the gas utilities Sui Northern and Sui Southern would also import LPG on a daily basis, amounting to 20,000 metric tonnes.
A anticipated shortfall of 250 mmcfd in the Sui Northern system, 400 mmcfd in the Sui Northern system, 700–750 mmcfd in the Sui Southern system, and 250 mmcfd in the Sui Southern system in February 2023 has been computed by the concerned officials.
