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ISLAMABAD: The government will maintain the price of Compressed Natural Gas ( CNG) 40 per cent less than that of petrol and review gas load management plan to filling stations by July 10, claims the CNG association.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, chairman supreme council, All Pakistan CNG association, Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha said Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Dr Asim Hussain assured the CNG prices would not be reviewed after every month rather after four or six months.
He said the minister has made commitment that summary envisaging increase in prices for CNG sector by 69.5 percent and gas closure of three days for the Punjab and two days for Sindh would be reshaped to address the association's concern.
He said the minister also assured the CNG sector would also be given a fair share out of the 125 mmcfd obtained from Kunar Pasakhi field, adding it would go a long way in overcoming gas loadshedding for the sector.
Paracha said the CNG sector had been providing inexpensive mode of transportation to the poor and the sector was needed to be further promoted.
He said as per the government's commitments CNG sector had first right on gas saved from the private sector's power stations but the CNG sector was being deprived of this right, he added.
