ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources on Monday refuted the reports circulating on social media about the suspension of gas supply to the industrial sector during the winter season.
In this regard, the ministry issued a clarification statement, which stated that Sui Southern is not suspending the regular supply of gas to the industries at all. Gas supply is only being cut off for power generation, it added.
Two days earlier, industrial sector in Karachi has rejected gas closure notices from Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) for three months during the winter, saying that gas outages will result in massive layoffs and business closures.
“The industries are in a state of shock to receive SSGCL’s notices of gas closure starting from November 15, 2022, to February 28, 2023,” the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and seven other industrial town associations said in a joint statement on Saturday.
In cooperation with town associations including SAI, KATI, LATI, FBATI, NKATI, SSHAI, and BQATI, who had previously brought up the subject of gas delivery to the government, KCCI claimed to have formed a committee on the gas issue.
