ISLAMABAD – The two state-companies, SNGPL and SSGC, are reinforcing theirnetwork by laying around 8,383 kilometers (KM) additional transmission anddistribution pipelines collectively across the country as per the targetgiven for the current fiscal year.
The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) is working on the task tolay 6,965 KM lines, while the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) is in processof placing 1,418 KM pipelines in their respective areas, according to anofficial document available with APP.
During the last fiscal year, the companies had laid around 5005 KM lines,out of which the SNGPL placed 4,155 KMs and SSGC 850 KMs.
To boost economic activities and increase industrial production, thecompanies would provide gas to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and industrialparks, for which the government has allocated sufficient funds in thePublic Sector Development Programme 2020-21.
Accordingly, the SNGPL has planned to execute a 29-KM pipeline scheme forsupply of 30 Million Cubic Feet per Day (MMCFD) gas to Rashakai SEZ inKhyber Pakhtunkhwa under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
Similarly, a 20-KM transmission line would be laid to supply 40 MMCFD gasto Allama Iqbal Industrial City / M3 Industrial City , from Chiniot toterminal Point (zero point i.e.doorstep) of the economic zone.
To address the acute low gas pressure issues during the winter season inMardan and Peshawar regions, the SNGPL would undertake the systemaugmentation including laying of 28-KM Charsadda Offtake (Gulabad) –Charsada transmission loopline, 21-KK Charsadda – Khazana transmissionloopline and 24-KM Charsadda -Tangi transmission loopline.
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Whereas, the SSGC would lay a nine-KM pipeline for supply of 13.5 MMCFD gasto Dhabeiji SEZ at Town Border Station (TBS), Sindh, besides laying a3.5-KM supply line to supply 13 MMCFD gas to Bin Qasim Industrial Park atTBS, Sindh.
The SSGC has also planned to install one New Gas Turbine driven CentrifugalCompressor at HQ-Shikarpur, Sindh, lay 125-KM pipeline from SindhUniversity, Jamshoro to Karachi and 31-KM pipeline from Attock CementPakistan Limited (ACPL) Clifton to Surjani Town, Karachi.
As per the official data, there is a gap of over two Billion Cubic Feet perDay (BCFD) gas between production and demand of the commodity to meet therequirements of more than 9.6 million consumers across the country.
The country’s indigenous natural gas production is around 4 BCFD against anunconstrained demand of over 6 BCFD.
