ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has decided there would not be gas load-shedding in the country during the Dec-Feb period.

The committee allowed to inject around 160 mmcfd per day re-gasified LNG volumes in the SNGPL systems for consumption by the domestic and commercial users.

The difference, however, between indigenous gas and imported expensive LNG is expected to be borne by consumers of other sectors.

The SNGPL estimates that one million British thermal units (mmbtu) of re-gasified LNG are expensive by Rs35.63, compared to the cost of indigenous gas.

The available indigenous gas meets merely 60% of the needs. Against the demand for over 6 billion cubic feet of gas per day (bcfd), the available indigenous gas stands at only 2.22 bcfd, the Petroleum Division informed the ECC.

No gas load-shedding during winter, ECC decides

The colours of the capital can already be seen changing as fall rids the lush green trees of leaves and with the advent of winters.

Lately, the markets around here have also caught up.

With the advent of winter the demand for warm clothes witnessed a sudden rise in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Usually, winter starts in the middle of December, but this year, the mercury has dropped earlier setting off the demand for winter woollies in fall.