Managing Director, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), Arif Hameed Saturday announced suspension of gas supply to CNG stations for indefinite time.
The MD, SNGPL announced this in an interview to a private TV channel. He said that at present it is not possible to supply gas to CNG stations and industries.
Gas demand by only domestic consumers has crossed 1510 mmcf,while the production is 1780 mmcf adding that under such circumstances gas supply for commercial activities cannot be continued.
Therefore, all the CNG stations’ owners have been informed that gas supply will remain suspended for an indefinite time.
It is pertinent to mention here that several regions in Punjab have been facing unannounced CNG suspension for more than a week that has been causing severe difficulties to consumers.
The Pothohar region along with Islamabad and Rawalpindi has been without CNG for the past eight days while Lahore is facing the closure for the ninth consecutive day.