KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) announced on Monday to suspend gas supply to CNG filling stations for two-and-a-half months in winter to meet the additional demand of domestic consumers.

The government decided to suspend the supply of gas to all CNG stations across Sindh and Balochistan from December 1, 2021, to February 15, 2022.

It may be recalled that CNG supply to all captive power plants of non-export industries was halted three days ago because of the rise in demand during winter.

Nevertheless, supply of gas to all the industries, including zero-rated export industries, captive power plants and fertiliser sector would continue, said a spokesperson of the SSGC.

The SSGC spokesperson said the decision was taken to overcome the gap of demand and supply and to fulfill the requirement of domestic consumers.

He said it was imperative to provide additional gas in Balochistan for the protection of human lives as gas worked as a lifeline for them. They have dire need of using different instruments of gas in low temperatures to keep themselves warm, he maintained.