SSGCL halts industrial gas

KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGC) said on Wednesday it would suspend gas supply to industries in Sindh for 48 hours from Friday morning due to low pressure in the system. The company said the availability of gas had decreased, resulting in the depletion of line packs, which store gas under pressure in pipelines. All industries, including their power generation units and all compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in Sindh (including those being operated on RLNG), will remain closed for 48 hours, it added. The gas supply suspension is in accordance with a clause in the “gas sale agreement for industrial customers approved by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and as allowed by the Economic Coordination Committee…