Pakistan: Domestic, industrial consumers to face gas shortages during upcoming winter
Islamabad: Pakistan's domestic and industrial consumers are going to suffer shortages in the upcoming winter season as the Pakistan government decided to continue gas supply to the power and fertiliser sectors, media reports said on Friday.
This decision was made by the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) during a meeting on Thursday which was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, reports Geo News.
In the wake of a massive gas shortfall predicted for the ongoing winter season, the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) has decided to continue gas supply to top dedicated sectors i.e. power and fertilizer while domestic and industrial consumers will have to face shortages, reports The News International.
The CCOE, which met here under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar on Thursday, decided that gas supply to dedicated consumers, including power and fertilizer plants, would remain stable, the newspaper reported.
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