Increased Gas Bills Send To Commercial And Industrial Consumers

Increased Gas Bills Rejected By Commercial And Industrial Consumers

Increased Gas Bills Rejected By Commercial And Industrial Consumers: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited Company (SNGPLC) has send additional bills ranging between Rs. 300000 to Rs. 1500000 for the period from December 2017 to March 2018 to commercial and industrial consumers of local gas by imposing RLNG rate in utter noncompliance of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority laws.

Under the directives of Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, as per media reports, the additional bills have been sent by SNGPLC to consumers to avoid bankruptcy of the company.  SNGPLC has failed to collect Rs. 22 billion after selling LNG. The additional bills were aimed at taking Rs. 5 billion from consumers instantly. Sources said the closure of state run 3000 megawatt power plants in Punjab has placed the SNGPL C on the brink of bankruptcy.

SNGPLC again issued the bills of millions of rupees to the consumers against the gas consumed by them during the period from December 2017 to March 2018 taking the plea that the consumers have consumed excess gas during this period while, RLNG rate has been imposed to them.

Increased Gas Bills Rejected By Commercial And Industrial Consumers
Increased Gas Bills Rejected By Commercial And Industrial Consumers

SNGPLC has to pay outstanding dues amounting to Rs. 22 billion and Rs. 2 billion on account of late payment surcharge to PSO. Industries from Punjab had made arrangement to purchase electricity uninterrupted from WAPDA.

OGRA Ordinance

  • According to OGRA ordinance and notification the local gas tariff in respect of commercial and industrial consumers is Rs. 700 while imported gas tariff has surpassed Rs. 1300 per MMBTU.
  • SNGPLC is authorized to charge RLNG rate to such commercial and industrial consumers who have executed an agreement with SNGPLC to purchase RLNG.

SNGPLC has violated OGRA ordinance and December 2016 ordinance. Due to persistent hike in the prices of RLNG, the industries which had entered into agreement with SNGPLC to purchase RLNG had refused to purchase.

Increased Gas Bills Send To Commercial And Industrial Consumers
Increased Gas Bills Send To Commercial And Industrial Consumers

Business community has rejected the inflated Sui gas bills that includes LNG charges and urged the concern authorities to take immediate notice. While President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has also called upon the government to withdraw manifold hike in commercial gas price as it would increase inflation and bring more problems to the common man.

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