Natural Gas Shortage, Government Consider Biogas as Option
Energy analysts say, government needs to make effective decisions to overcome gas shortage.
In view of dwindling natural gas reserves and increasing demand in Pakistan, the Federal Government has decided to start implementation of a biogas production project in collaboration with Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC).
Federal Minister for Energy Hamad Azhar, while sharing the message on social networking site Twitter, said, “Pakistan’s ability to generate biogas has been neglected so far. The SSGC has published advertisements for biogas production in its areas of influence.
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He added that the SSGC expects to produce 4 to 5 mmcfd of gas through this effort – this will be a pilot project for starters.
The potential for biogas production in Pakistan has so far been neglected. SSGC has published advertisements for biogas production in its areas of influence. SSGC expects this effort to produce 4 to 5 MMCFD of gas – this will be a pilot project for starters
– Hammad Azhar (amHammad_Azhar) December 3, 2021
Pakistan faces a number of energy problems, one of which is the decline in natural gas production. Natural gas shortages could lead to new economic crises in the future, but the government has decided to introduce a biogas project to meet the natural gas shortage in the future.
Demand for natural gas in Pakistan is increasing while supply is facing difficulties due to reduction in production.
Federal Minister Hamad Azhar has said that the biogas production sector in Pakistan has been neglected so far but now the government has planned to work with SSGC on such projects to meet the gas shortage.
The American magazine Bloomberg wrote in a report that Pakistan has joined the list of top 10 countries importing liquefied natural gas (LNG). Pakistan’s energy ministry declined to comment on the Bloomberg report.
Analysts say the government needs to make the effective decisions it needs now to overcome the energy crisis. Reforms are urgently needed and decisions that have long-term benefits will have to be made. If the government does not take long-term decisions to overcome the gas crisis, the gas crisis in the country will become more serious.
