The gas supply in Karachi is expected to improve during SEHRI’s hours after emergency measures taken in the directives of the Prime Minister, the interim managing director of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) said on Monday.
Amin Rajput, SSGC’s interim MD, said the supply had already shown improvements and stabilized even more as of today.
The guarantee occurs after residents reported a serious gas shortage on Sunday, interrupting domestic routines during Ramadan.
In Peshawar, the general manager of SSGC, Waqas Shinwari, said that 100 MMCFD of Gas were supplied during Sehri and 110 MMCFD during IFTAR, without low pressure complaints.
The company said it had inspected gas pressure in all areas to ensure that the supply reached all homes during peak hours.
Previously, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif intervened to address the continuous problems of gas supply interruptions during Sehri and IFTAR in Ramadan month, directing immediate actions to ensure a gas flow without problems and uninterrupted during critical hours.
In a night emergency meeting, the prime minister convened the discussions with the managing directors and the SSGC and SNGPL senior management to address the problems of low gas pressure and interruptions in the service.
As a result of the meeting, Sui Southern Gas Company announced a 10% increase in gas pressure to guarantee a better delivery during peak hours.
In addition, the gas supply to the areas located at the end of the distribution networks will begin from 30 to 45 minutes before Sehri and IFTAR, helping to improve the pressure in these regions.
To further monitor the situation, Sui Southern announced the establishment of control rooms both in the central office and in regional offices.
These rooms will supervise the daily gas supply situation, ensuring that complaints related to low pressure are addressed and quickly resolved in an emerging way.
