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Guide to obtaining a new gas connection in Punjab: process & requirements

Guide to obtaining gas connection

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) is experiencing a significant influx of requests for new gas connections from various cities in Punjab, particularly Lahore, following the government’s decision to resume the issuance of new gas meters nationwide. Here’s a comprehensive guide on the process of getting a new gas connection: Installation Charges: The installation fee … Read more

SNGPL finds another 111 illegal connections, fines Rs 2.6m

SNGPL finds another 111 illegal connections, fines Rs 2.6m

LAHORE: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), during its ongoing gas theft crackdown, caught another 111 illegal connections in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad and imposed Rs. 2.698 million fine on the culprits. In Lahore, the regional team disconnected three connections on illegal use of gas and another three for using compressor. In Bahawalpur, the … Read more

Misbah-ul-Haq pleased with restoration of departmental cricket in Pakistan

Misbah-ul-Haq pleased with restoration of departmental cricket in Pakistan

Misbah-ul-Haq pleased with restoration of departmental cricket in Pakistan. Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will now feature 16 Regional Cricket Associations. Misbah admits that it’ll be hard for departments to get everything back. Misbah-ul-Haq, former captain and head coach of Pakistan, has said that he is pleased with the restoration of departmental cricket. Najam Sethi, the Chair of … Read more

The great LNG crunch

lng

Despite all the hue and cry around gas shortages, Pakistan has not been able to develop any new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals since 2017, while smooth commercial import of the scarce commodity still remains a far cry. Energy is a very tricky subject as far as Pakistan is concerned, where the industrialists, compressed natural … Read more

SNGPL disconnects thousands of connections for using gas compressors

SNGPL disconnects thousands of connections for using gas compressors

LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) disconnected thousands of gas supply connections from different areas of Lahore for using gas compressors. The concerned authority launched an operation against the use of compressors which cause disruption in overall gas supply, BOL News reported on Friday. The officials said that the disconnected connections would not be … Read more

PSX remains bearish; KSE-100 Index down 635 points

PSX remains bearish

KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse tumbled on Thursday, as the less-than-expected rate hike and the central bank’s forward guidance was disregarded by the market after the T-Bills target was missed and yields didn’t ease, dealers said. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised Rs1,285 billion against the target of Rs1,400 billion at an auction held on … Read more

SNGPL agrees to wave of 66% ‘Take or Pay’ clause: minister

SNGPL

ISLAMABAD: The board of directors of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has agreed to waive 66 per cent “Take or Pay” clause for the government-owned liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, a senior government official said. “In the long run, this will help reduce the capacity payments that the government has to pay to … Read more

FIA reluctant to take action against corrupt officials in Rs12 billion scam

FIA

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), country’s premier investigating agency, has allegedly been showing reluctance for the last several years to register a criminal case against a powerful business group of Faisalabad even after its several inquiries have proved the group’s alleged wrongdoings and causing at least Rs12 billion loss to the national exchequer, BOL … Read more

SNGPL’s profits rise 69% in first quarter of FY21

SNGPL’s profit

KARACHI: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL’s) posted a net profit of Rs3.18 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, up 69.14 per cent, compared with the profit of Rs1.88 million during the same period of the last year, a bourse filing said on Monday. The gas utility announced financial results for FY20 … Read more

OGRA issues notification to increase price of LPG

LPG Price increase

Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has increased the price of LPG. According to details, OGRA (Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority) has issued notification for a price increase of LPG for the month of June 2021. According to the notification, the price of LPG has been increased by Rs 8.4 per kg. According to the … Read more

OGRA approves hike in gas prices by Rs13.42 for SNGPL consumers

OGRA gas price hike

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has on Wednesday approved hike up to 2 percent in gas prices for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) consumers.

The OGRA has proposed a hike in gas prices for the fiscal year 2020-21. The gas prices will be applied following notification of the government.

According to OGRA, the gas price for the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) consumers has been increased by Rs13.42 per MMBTU. SNGPL had requested OGRA to increase Rs123 per MMBTU.

The newly revised price to be borne by consumers is Rs644.59 per mmbtu.

Earlier, OGRA had hiked up gas prices by almost Rs40 per MMBtu for Sindh, Balochistan consumers.

Rs39.89, in the total tariff, haf been increased by OGRA that will be applicable after the government issues the notification to this effect.

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SNGPL allocates Rs 38 million to assist in combat against COVID-19

SNGPL

The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) allocated Rs 38 million for the support of governmental efforts to curb spread of coronavirus. SNGPL Board  directed the company to deposit Rs 19 million in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund SNGPL committed Rs 19 million to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for the procurement of medical supplies … Read more

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited elected its new chairperson

Ms. Roohi Raees Khan

The Board of Directors of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) unanimously elected Ms. Roohi Raees Khan as Chairperson, Sui Northern Gas Board of Directors in a meeting held at the Company Head Office. The office of Chairperson became vacant following the death of late Mr. Syed Dilawar Abbas on November 13, 2019. Ms. Roohi … Read more