KARACHI: Members of SITE Association of Industry appreciated laying of dedicated 24 inch dia, 31-KM long high pressure gas pipeline for industrial consumers of SITE area. In reception hosted in honour of SSGC Managing Director Muhammad Imran Maniar at SITE Association of Industry, members praised dedicated efforts of MD SSGC made during past three years for resolving long pending issue of low gas pressure or zero gas pressure in SITE area, which ultimately proved fruitful.  MD SSGC briefed members of Association on pipeline laid for industrial consumers of SITE area which will help improve gas pressure in SITE area by isolating industrial connections from domestic. He said that industrial gas line is high pressure line.

Automation has been made on 70 percent TBS of Karachi and SSGC can now regulate gas pressure in Karachi on one touch. Since domestic consumers' line has been separated from industrial consumer's line, this will reduce UFG and rationalize pressures in two consumer's categories, viz domestic and industrial. SITE President Muhammad Kamran Arbi welcomed MD SSGC and congratulated him on fulfilling his promise made 3 years ago for laying of dedicated gas pipeline for SITE area industries. He said that when initially promised, pipeline seemed like pipedream. However, MD delivered and deserves every recognition for this achievement.   Patron-in-Chief Zubair Motiwala appreciated performance of MD SSGC during past three years.

Worldwide exporters are facilitated but in Pakistan, scenario is different and exporters are being burdened with high utilities prices.Chief Coordinator Saleem Parekh thanked for fulfilling his promise of dedicated gas pipeline and visiting Association regularly for improved coordination and communication. He expressed apprehensions about possibility of connecting domestic consumers line with new line to which, MD SSGC said that there is no need to worry about as line is high pressure line and necessary precautionary measures are in place to ensure it does not happen.  Former President Jawed Bilwani thanked MD SSGC on visiting SITE Association of Industry on priority and said that amid news of closure of CPP and constantly increasing gas prices, biomass and coal are competitively cheaper options available. He suggested MD SSGC to work on setting up of Biomass gas plant in SITE area and supply electricity, gas and steam to industries. Bouquet and shield were presented to Muhammad Imran Maniar. Muhammad Hanif Tawakkal (SVP), Abdul Hadi, Abdul Rasheed, Iqbal Arbi, Sh. Zafar Ahmed, Muhammad Arif Lakhany, Abdul Kadir Bilwani, Shoaib Dalal, Sohail Hussain and Muhammad Akbar were present in meeting.