SSGC continues to supply gas to all power plants
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) is maintaining uninterrupted gas supply to all its major industrial customers including power plants and none of the power plant in its franchise area was forced to shut down due to shortage of gas, a Spokesman for the company here on Friday.
Responding to reports claiming shortage of gas supply to power plants, the SSGC spokesperson clarified that SSGC was supplying gas to WAPDA according to the gas sales agreement. The spokesperson however said, in order to put the record straight, “it shall be noted that gas supplies to all power plants are under a specific contract based upon a certain agreed quota of supply for every plant.”
“In summers SSGC is in a position to offer extra supply which is in excess of the respective quotas on a basis of ‘as and when available’. In winter season extra gas is not available after the winter load adjustment,” he said.
“The industrial customers are required to switch over to alternate fuelas per agreement between SSGC and WAPDA, but they probably do not switch over due to high costs, thus creating gas shortage scenario” SSGC spokesperson said.
Gas Sales agreement with KESC is under final stage; therefore, volumesto KESC have been reduced as compared to summer, to offset the winterload. Gas supply to all other bulk customers has also been reduced to minimum allowable limits to manage winter demands.
However, the spokesperson said, SSGC was providing 76 million cubic feet gas per day (mmcfd) to Jamshoro and Kotri power plants, which is more than the agreed volume of 72 mmcfd.
SSGC also claimed that during the summer months both these power plants were provided 113 mmcfd gas. It is further clarified that no curtailment has been planned for both the power plants beyond the agreed volumes.
“We would like to reaffirm through this statement that SSGC trulybelieves in serving its broad band of customers, comprising of domestic,commercial and industrial by honoring all its commitments for the quantum of gas as per agreements in its franchise areas of Sindh and Balochistan”, the spokesperson said.