Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD : The federal government has imposed a permanent ban on new residential gas connections using local natural gas, and ordered the cancellation of 3 million pending applications.According to reports, the Petroleum Division has sent a new policy framework, approved by the Federal Cabinet, to both Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL). Under this framework, local gas will no longer be used for new connections.Both companies have been instructed to cancel the backlog of 3 million requests for gas connections. Moving forward, gas connections will only be provided using imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), and under nine specific conditions.
