Govt Sets New Gas Connections Target Of 537,070 For SNGPL, SSGC For Next FY.

ISLAMABAD -- The government has set new gas connections target of 537,070 for Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited(SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGCL) for the next fiscal which is 38.5 per cent higher than the total gas connections target for both the state owned entities.

The government has enhanced the target for number of new gas connections by 38.56pc, from 387,712 connections during 2021-22 to 537,070 in FY 2022-23, official documents revealed. Besides increasing the number of gas connections, the government also gave high priority to gas schemes in the revised guidelines for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Both the state owned SNGPL and SSGCL have added 387,712 new gas connections to their networks during 2021-22.The total target of new connections for the Sui companies was 437,326 during ongoing fiscal, however, 88pc of target was achieved, the documents added. SNGPL has achieved 99pc target of gas connections, while SSGCL has achieved 64pc of the target.

As per the documents for the next fiscal the target for SNGPL new connections is 403050, which includes 400000 domestic connections, 2800 commercial consumers, and 250 industrial connections. For SSGCL the target for total number of new connections during FY 2022-23 is 134020, which includes 133010 domestic consumers, 775 commercial consumers, and 235 industrial connections.

It has been estimated that both the Sui companies will add...