ISLAMABAD: The domestic consumer may receive increased gas bills as the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) has asked the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to surge the monthly bill.
This was revealed when SNGPL Managing Director Arif Hameed told the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources that the company is charging Rs 235 monthly bill to some domestic gas consumers, which should be increased.
During the meeting, chaired by the committee’s chairman, Senator Israrullah Zehri, discussed the issues pertaining to the gas exploration in Musa Khail, Balochistan, unaccounted for gas (UFG) and new gas connections to Khyber Pukhtunkhwa.
The SNGPL managing director told the meeting said that the company is facing about 0.5 per cent transmission losses, which could be reduced after introduction of value metric system. He said that the Ogra is deducting Rs11 to 12 billion from the profit of the company.
