CNG Shutdown Update:

Tue, 20 Aug 08:00AM – Wed, 21 Aug 08:00AM
Thu, 22 Aug 08:00AM – Fri, 23 Aug 08:00AM
Sat, 24 Aug 08:00AM – Sun, 25 Aug 08:00AM

Link: http://bit.ly/14ch4pL

Latest CNG closure update:

CNG stations will now be closed on:

• Monday 8th august from 8am (24 hours)
• Thursday 15th august from 8am (24 hours)
• Saturday 17th august from 8am (24 hours)

CNG Stations to remain closed on the following days:

1) Tue, 30th July 08:00AM to Wed, 31st July 08:00AM,
2) Thu, 1st Aug 08:00AM to Fri, 2nd Aug 08:00AM &
3) Sat 3rd Aug, 08:00AM to Sun, 4th Aug 08:00AM

In compliance with sectoral priority order for gas load management, all CNG stations would remain closed in Sindh including Karachi from 8.00 am Friday July 19, 2013 till 8.00 am Saturday July 20, 2013 (i.e for 24 hours), till further notice.

Due to short supply from Gas Fields, availability of gas has decreased resulting in depletion of line pack and low pressure in the system.

CNG stations open tomorrow (Saturday, July 13, 2013) from 8 am

Due to short supply of gas from the gas fields, availability of gas has decreased resulting in depletion of line pack and low pressure in the system. In compliance with sectoral priority order for gas load management the closure of CNG stations in Sindh has been revised as follows.

CNG stations in Sindh will now remain closed for 24 hours on Friday July 12, 2013 from 08:00 am till 08:00 am on Saturday July 13, 2013.

There shall be no closure of CNG stations in Sindh on Saturday July 13, 2013 for 24 hours as announced earlier.

The inconvenience caused to CNG consumers is regretted.

SSGC’s UFG currently stands at 105 mmcfd; 400 mmcfd suggested in the media is highly exaggerated.

UFG in parlance of gasdistribution and Transmission Company mean the difference b/w gas purchased involume, gas billed in volume and gas used internally by the company for itsoperation.

The UFG phenomenon can be classified into two categories:

• Technical which includes above and under-ground leakages (comprise 35% of UFG) – LOST GASES
•  Non-technical which includes theft (approx. 30%), measurement errors (20%) and billing errors (15%). – UFG.

UFG cannot be fought by SSGC alone. It is the customers who have to rise against this scourge and not just refrain from such contributing factors as gas theft and meter tampering but report one, especially since gas theft is now a crime as per recent legislation.

SSGC News latest: Due to delay in completion of maintenance work at Bhit gas field, SSGC will receive normal gas supply in its network at about 6 am on Thursday morning. After getting proper line pack, SSGC will be in a position to provide gas to all CNG stations in Sindh after 2pm on Thursday 4th July, thus CNG Stations will open at 2pm inspite of at 8am as announced earlier. The inconvenience is regretted.

CNG Stations will open tomorrow (Thursday) at at 2:30 pm due to line maintenance issues. The rest of the schedule will be shared as per further updates.

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