Gas load shedding schedule for Punjab announced

All CNG stations across Punjab will close for two days a week, as per the gas load shedding schedule. –File Photo

 

LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas (SNG) announced a three-month gas load shedding plan for Punjab on Saturday. According to the schedule, there will be three-day a week load shedding for industries and two-day a week load shedding for CNG stations. The schedule will be implemented from today.


The management of the SNG said that the decision was taken after the closure of the Zamzama gas field to ensure gas supply for houses.


During the load shedding period, fertilizer factories will face 45 days of gas load shedding whereas industrial and commercial customers will face gas load shedding till February next year.

According to the management, factories across Punjab have been divided into four zones.

Multan and Bahawalpur industries will experience gas load shedding from 29th to 30th October. The factories of Lahore, Shaikhupura and Faisalabad region will experience gas load shedding from 1st to 3rd of November. All CNG stations across Punjab will close for two days a week.

However, the Punjab CNG association said that the decision was taken without their advise and they would protest the decision by going on strike if it is not withdrawn. —DawnNews