Members of the SITE Association of Industry have highly appreciated laying a dedicated 24-inch Dia, 31-KM long high-pressure gas pipeline for industrial consumers of the SITE area, Karachi.
At a reception hosted in honour of SSGC Managing Director Muhammad Imran Maniar at SITE Association of Industry, members praised the dedicated efforts of MD SSGC during the past three years to resolve the long-pending issue of low gas pressure or zero gas pressure in the SITE area, which ultimately proved fruitful. On this occasion, the entire house gave Muhammad Imran Maniar a standing ovation.
Speaking on the occasion, MD SSGC briefed members of the Association on the pipeline laid for industrial consumers of the SITE area, which will help improve gas pressure in the SITE area by isolating industrial connections from domestic. He said that the industrial gas line is a high-pressure line. Automation has been made on 70% of Karachi’s TBS, and the SSGC can now regulate gas pressure in Karachi with just one touch. Since the domestic consumer line has been separated from the industrial one, this will reduce UFG and rationalize pressures in the two consumer categories, domestic and industrial.
The RLNG blend and its pricing and billing also came under detailed discussion. The MD said that in future, we may need to disconnect domestic from the network and shift to LPG cylinders to save line losses. The MD SSGC also answered various queries raised by the participant members.
Earlier, SITE President Muhammad Kamran Arbi welcomed the MD SSGC Muhammad Imran Maniar and congratulated him on fulfilling his promise made three years ago to lay a dedicated gas pipeline for SITE area industries. He said that when initially promised, the pipeline seemed like a pipedream. However, the MD delivered and deserves every recognition for this achievement.
Patron-in-Chief Zubair Motiwala, speaking on this occasion, highly appreciated MD SSGC’s performance during the past three years. Worldwide exporters are facilitated, but in Pakistan, the scenario is different, and the exporters are burdened with high utility prices.
Mr. Motiwala requested the MD SSGC to immediately stop gas blending. He also suggested scrapping all conventional gas geysers and replacing them with solar geysers, the cost of which should be recovered by the SSGC via monthly bills. He assured the MD SSGC of his full support in future engagements.
Chief Coordinator Saleem Parekh thanked for fulfilling his promise of a dedicated gas pipeline and visiting the Association regularly for improved coordination and communication. He expressed apprehensions about the possibility of connecting the domestic consumer line with the new line to which the MD SSGC said that there is no need to worry about as the line is a high-pressure line and necessary precautionary measures are in place to ensure it does not happen. He asked the MD SSGC about the future of gas, to which the MD replied that in the next two years, the LNG capacity will double and added that the Coal to Gas Policy is also workable as Gas is already being produced from coal.
Former President Jawed Bilwani thanked the MD SSGC for visiting the SITE Association of Industry on priority and said that amid news of the closure of CPP and constantly increasing gas prices, biomass and coal are competitively cheaper options available. He suggested that the MD SSGC work on setting up a Biomass gas plant in the SITE area and supply electricity, gas, and steam to the industries.
A bouquet & shield was presented to Muhammad Imran Maniar as a gesture of appreciation and goodwill. M/s. Muhammad Hanif Tawakkal (SVP), Abdul Hadi, Abdul Rasheed, Iqbal Arbi, Sh. Zafar Ahmed, Muhammad Arif Lakhany, Abdul Kadir Bilwani, Shoaib Dalal, Sohail Hussain, Engr. Muhammad Akbar and others were present in the meeting.
