Our Correspondent<\/p>\n
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders on Sunday lauded the decision of the government to hasten work TAPI gas pipeline project to import natural gas from Turkmenistan. Natural gas has emerged as the most import fuel and Pakistan\u2019s future is also linked to the gas therefore the decision to expedite TAPI project is laudable, said Patron Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Shahid Rasheed Butt.
\nHe said that gas has become the cheapest source for the power generation overtaking all other processes therefore dozens of nations are converting their power plants on gas.
\nShahid Rasheed Butt said that import of gas from Iran is not possible while local production is stagnant since last fifteen years. He said that the number of LNG terminals and regasification plants are being increased which is laudable.
\nDeregulation of CNG prices is a very wise decision of the government which will revive CNG industry and that the CNG business can become viable when the price difference with petrol is twenty percent.We unconditionally support the initiatives of the government to increase the percentage of gas in the national energy mix, said Butt.
\nHe noted that proposal of independent consultants to hike gas tariff by five percent to cover UFG losses will hit masses and the business community.
\nThe current UFG losses of SSGCL stood at 13 percent while SNGPL\u2019s losses were at 15 percent. This is in contrast to losses being reported by the gas utilities. Gas companies should be asked to paint real picture of the losses, he demanded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Our Correspondent ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders on Sunday lauded the decision of the government to hasten work TAPI gas pipeline project to import natural gas from Turkmenistan. Natural gas has emerged as the most import fuel and Pakistan\u2019s future is also linked to the gas therefore the decision to expedite TAPI project is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12762","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n