Summary The projects are likely to be completed by 2017
KARACHI (Dunya News) – As many as five more liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals are under construction in the country, Dunya News reported Saturday.
Sources said that construction of at least five new gas terminals is underway.
The addition of five terminals will help curb the shortage while the prices might see cuts. The projects are likely to be completed by 2017. Two of the five are equipped to import 500 ft square gas while three, 600 ft square gas per day.
Four terminals will be constructed in Fort Qasim while one in Gwadar. The terminals combined have the capacity of importing 2.8 billion cubic ft LNG per day.
Experts have said that 2 billion cubic ft gas shortage will be curbed with help of the new projects. Industrial production will also be boosted by the development. The people are likely to get a relief in electricity tariff once the terminals are functional.
The country has only one gas importing terminal at the time which can process 600 MMCFD.
On January 2, Managing Director of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) Khalid Rahman had said that entire Sindh would be facing gas load shedding in coming days.
The SSGC official, while holding press conference announced that the department is mulling the schedule of load shedding hours that will help to overcome maximum suspension of gas.
He said that improvement in overall security situation in Balochistan has reduced gas pipeline attacks. Rehman further said that the gas would be suspended to the areas where more than 50 percent theft has been reported.
