PESHAWAR: Local manufacturers said the industrial process was adversely affected owing to curtailment of gas supply and low pressure and urging Sui-Northern Gas Pipeline Company Limited (SNGPL) to ensure uninterrupted and full-pressure gas supply to industries, situated in Hayatabad Industrial Estate Peshawar.
The issue was raised by a delegation of businessmen led by president of Industrialists Association Peshawar (IAP) Ayub Zakori during a meeting with newly-posted General Manager, SNGPL Mr Waqas Shinwari, said in a press release here on Friday.
The delegation consisted on executive members IAP Zarak Khan, Haris Mufti, Faisal Afzal; Secretary General Muqtasid Ahsan, and members IAP Shahid Yusufzai, Hassan Zahideen, Muhammad Afzal, Raja Aamir, Taimur Ahmed, Hamraz Khan were the delegates.
The GM SNGPL was also flanked by senior management of SNGPL Peshawar.
The delegation congratulated the GM SNGPL Waqas Shinwari and wished him best luck for his assignment.
GM SNGPL thanked the delegation members and assured to make a stern effort in the availability of gas, as a reliable source of energy.
Ayub Zakori, IAP president while talking to GM SNGPL stressed on constitutional entitlement of priority provision of indigenous gas to KPK under article 158.
He maintained that curtailment and low pressure of gas adversely affect industries of Peshawar which are already at disadvantage on multiple fronts while competing in the market with other industries of the country.
Earlier, a detailed discussion between the delegation and SNGPL GM was held regarding the prevailing situation with regard to supply gas to industries in Hayatabad Industrial Estate Peshawar.
The participants demanded early resolution of gas curtailment and low pressure resolved once for all after off-take replacement near Ring Road with in a stipulated time of approximately 2 months,
The meeting said that formula has been in-place to undertake and expedite the task.
The delegation emphasized a priority based plan should be devised to provide un-interrupted (24/7) gas supply and pressure to industries of Hayatabad.
They also asserted the industries of Peshawar should be exempted from gas curtailment
Till the time, from now onwards, gas curtailment timings shall be shrinked to maximum extent between late nights to early mornings, the participants demanded.
The meeting also asked to ensure sufficient pressure during the gas supply time for smooth production and industrial operations.
To maintain and ensure upstream gas pressure, SNGPL has also planned to replace all gas pipelines with 4 inch diameter in streets of Industrial Estate Hayatabad, the meeting informed.
It was informed SNGPL also provides LPG cylinders to industrial consumers whose security has already been deposited in lieu of Gas connection.
The meeting said the LPG cylinder security (7,500/-) can be adjusted against already deposited security. Only, LPG gas charges shall be applicable as per OGRA rates.
