ISLAMABAD: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) have detected theft of around 58,874 mmcf (million cubi feet) gas in their respective operational areas during the last three years.
The companies identified around 133,106 gas theft cases and took legal action against pilferers, official sources in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources.
From July 2013 to August 2016, the SNGPL identified 130,516 theft cases, involving 18,031 mmcf gas and Rs 10,496 million in stolen money.
While, it identified gas theft of 22,819 mmcf by non-consumers and 34,154 mmcf in law and order affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The sources informed that the SSGCL had detected 1,265 theft cases, registered 118 FIRs (first information reports), charged 713 mmcf gas and recovered Rs 613 million from the industrial pilferers.
Whereas, they said, the company ientified 1,335 cases, registered 91 FIRs against the domestic gas pilferers, who stolen 6,689 mmcf gas amounting to Rs 1,1992 million. Answering a question, the sources said the government had taken drastic measures against gas theft and illegal connections across the country that brought down the UFG (unaccounted for gas) by three percent.
