Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Compressed Natural Gas Association (APCNGA) is finalising modalities with Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) for utilizing their network to transport its own imported Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations, the association leader Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha said on Thursday.

Ghiyas is also heading the Universal Gas Distribution Company (Pvt.) Limited which is the first-ever company which had secured LNG sale and marketing licence from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to feed the CNG outlets. He thanked the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources for cooperating with the CNG sector and its revival. He also said that there is dire need for setting up more LNG terminals and improving the supply system across the country to get maximum benefit of the cheaper fuel for the common man.

He said that presently the CNG sector was not attracting motorists as they were still uncertain about its future but expressed confidence that the future would be of the cheap and environment-friendly fuel, which is almost 30 percent cheaper than the petrol as per the existing rates. He said that although CNG stations were operating round the clock in a week but the number of CNG users would gradually increase with the improved LNG supply. He also said that so far APCNGA was in agreement with 1,351 CNG stations to get LNG through the gas companies distribution system and it was confident that the CNG sector would achieve ‘complete revival due to the ongoing concerted efforts.” CNG stations are consuming 100 mmcfd gas per day and it will be increased to 250 mmcfd per day level soon,” he added.