Govt to spend Rs431.45mn for gasification of SEZs, industrial park in FY23

July 26, 2022: Southern Gas Company (SSGC) is currently in process of executing at least three strategic projects to supply gas to two Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and an industrial park in their respective areas to boost industrial production.

For this purpose, the government has allocated funds amounting to Rs431.45 million in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2022-23) to advance the three ongoing projects one each in Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab, according to an official document available with APP.

The SSGC is laying a pipeline to supply 10 MMCFD (Metric Million Cubic Feet per Day) Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) to Bostan Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Balochistan Province with the allocation of Rs 100 million for the current fiscal year, and a dedicated line to provide 13 MMCFD RLNG to Bin Qasim Industrial Park, located in Karachi city of Sindh province, with Rs74.71mn funds.

Similarly, the SNGPL is carrying forward a project to supply 40 MMCFD gas/RLNG to Allama Iqbal Industrial City, a Special Economic Zone in Faisalabad of Punjab province, for which the government has earmarked Rs256.74mn funds in the PSDP 2022-23.

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