ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Nadeem Babar onMonday chaired a meeting of the Petroleum Division to discuss theinfrastructure for underground gas reserves to meet energy demand.
The meeting was briefed on the Asian Development Bank’s proposal to aidPakistan in laying out underground gas facility. It was highlighted thatEuropean gas companies were also part of the gas infrastructure project,which was essential for Pakistan as the impending crisis looms over bothresidential and industrial sectors in the coming winters.
It was informed that the assessment report for underground gas storagefacility would be be furnished by May next year. The report shall lay out ablueprint for the volume of the storage, modules and its security.
The briefing concluded that in the light of the said assessment report, abudget would be promptly allocated to the project to surmount thechallenges.
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Noting the gravity of the energy crisis, SAPM Babar had last week said thatSindh may face a gas shortfall of over 400MMCFD during the upcoming winterseason. Addressing a press conference, he had said that consumers werelikely to face an acute shortage of gas during the winter as the SuiSouthern Gas Company did not have enough gas reserves to meet the consumerdemand.
He maintained that the gas crisis will further worsen in December andJanuary in the province. The adviser said they could overcome the gascrisis if the Sindh government gives permission to lay a new pipeline inthe province.
