SNGPL, SSGC to spend Rs71bln on transmission upgrades

ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) will spend Rs71.043 billion on upgradation of transmission and distribution network across the country during the next fiscal year.

The gas companies have planned to invest Rs13.896 billion on transmission projects, Rs32.739 billion on distribution projects and Rs24.408 billion on other projects, official sources in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources told APP on Thursday.

They said SNGPL and SSGCL laid 116 kilometer gas transmission network, 1,848-km distribution and 679-km service lines and connected 203 villages and towns to gas network in the current fiscal year.

During the period, they said the utility companies invested Rs9.959 billion on transmission projects, Rs8.705 billion on distribution projects and Rs 13,705 billion on other projects. The companies also issued 254,648 domestic, 202 commercial and 20 industrial connections during the year.

The sources said 48 percent energy mix needs of the country are met through natural gas.

They added that the country had an extensive gas network of over 11,538-km transmission, 114,982-km distribution and 31,058-km services gas pipelines to serve more than 7.9 million consumers.