SNGPL directed to launch crackdown against illegal gas connections.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan has directed the SNGPL to launch a crackdown against illegal gas connections immediately.

Meanwhile, in a crackdown against the illegal gas connections, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) has registered 66845 cases of theft involving an amount of Rs2.23 billion during 2018-19.

The high amount of theft was uncovered in industrial and domestic consumers categories where total of 65133 cases of illegal connections were registered which involved the theft of 1864 MMCF units and the amount involved was Rs 1.3 billion.

The revelation was made here during in high a level meeting in the Petroleum division. The meeting, which was chaired by Federal Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan, was informed that during July 2018 to February 2019, a total 66845 cases of gas theft were registered by SNGPL which was causing a loss of Rs 2.23 billion.

The meeting was informed that in industrial consumer category, 49 cases were registered with the booked volume of 736 MMCF (unit) and the amount involved was Rs.880.67 million.

Similarly, under domestic consumer category, 65,084 cases were registered, with booked volume of 1,128 units and with giving loss of Rs.412.39 million. Interestingly in non-consumer category, number of cases registered was 44, with the theft of 916.7 unit of gas volume. This class is giving a loss of Rs.740.97 million to the national exchequer.

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