'SSGC working on two lines to meet demand'.

KARACHI -- As the domestic and industrial consumers are facing low gas pressure coupled with extended closure of CNG stations, Sui Southern Gas Company Limited said the company is working on completing two gas pipelines to mitigate current demand and supply gap in Sindh, especially Karachi.

The company is presently working on completing 12' dia x 46km line that would bring in additional 40 MMCFD gas to add to the 35 MMCFD gas already in the system.

The second pipeline, the 8' dia x 28km line would inject 23 MMCFD gas into SSGC's system.

The 12' dia x 48km line would be commissioned by the first week of January 2020 and the 8' dia x 28km line would come online by the third week of Jan 2020.

With the commissioning of these two lines, around 65 MMCFD gas would be made...