Protest Against CNG Load Shedding in Sindh
Protest Against CNG Load Shedding in Sindh: CNG dealers criticized the Sui Southern Gas Company’s practice of four days in a week load shedding for the CNG sector in Sindh and warned of a complete strike if their issues were not heard.
Getting tired of extended Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) loadshedding, CNG dealers called a press conference to share their grievances with the SSGC, and strongly opposed its unethical and discriminatory action against them.
Speaking on the occasion, All Pakistan CNG Forum Chairman Shabbir Sulemanjee said the SSGC’s current practice of announcing unusual loadshedding is discriminatory. “The CNG stations in Sindh were as it is observing three days of loadshedding on alternate days and this sustained the CNG industry to some extent,” he said.
“But since the start of Ramazan, SSGC has resorted to their old tactics by increasing the days of CNG closure with 48-hour consecutive closure schedules. Now there is no CNG on Wednesday and Thursday along with two more days in a week like Saturday and Monday,” he said. “Ramazan is a month where people deserve relief but such actions look like an anti-public move,” he added.
There was Rs.40 billion investment made by the public by converting cars, vans and buses and other private and commercial vehicles upon the encouragement from the federal and provincial government of Pakistan.
“CNG was promoted as the fuel of the masses for reduction in environmental pollution and import bills. Around 90 per cent of transport here has been converted to CNG having no other alternate source of fuel other than CNG. Therefore the consecutive 48-hour closure is causing a huge difficulty for transporters to manage smooth travel which is ultimately affecting the general public at large,” he said.
All Pakistan CNG Forum President Junaid Makda said the CNG sector in Sindh consumes around 6% of SSGC supply and contributes multiple revenue benefits to the national exchequer including direct and indirect employment, reduction in trade deficits and improving ecology by providing clean and pollution-free environment to the nation.
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