Punjab to get CNG 7 days a week during specified time

[awais.9]

Minister agrees to consider changes in CNG stations?€™ schedule: Paracha

New CNG schedule - thenews.com.pk

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has agreed in principle to consider change in schedule for CNG filling stations in Punjab to provide relief to the masses, said Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha, Chairman Supreme Council of the All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA), on Saturday.
Details in this regard would be worked out in a meeting of APCNGA delegation with the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) on May 7, he said in a statement here.
Paracha said the association had pursued the ministry to change the schedule as the hot-day timing from 10 am to 4 pm was not suitable for CNG filling in the summer. Moreover, the stations remained closed for two-three hours during the period due to the electricity load shedding, he added.
He said during the month of Ramazan, the problems of the people would further increase, when temperature would be at peak.
He said the association had suggested to the ministry to allow opening stations from midnight or early in the morning. This would save the vehicle owners waiting in queues from scorching heat. Moreover, it would particularly facilitate people working in offices and engaged in pick and drop service, including school duties.
The APCNGA had also proposed that either public transport and private vehicles should queued in different lines at stations to get gas, or on different days or time, he added.
Paracha said the CNG stations would continue to serve the people during power load shedding if their operators were allowed to run diesel generators, which would have a little impact on the price. He, however, said uninterrupted electricity supply should be ensured during specified hours.
He said the CNG supply schedule as per their demands would reduce the problems of by half. He, however, added that the association would not support opening of CNG stations from 6 pm to 10pm, which were the peak hours for electricity demand and the government also wanted to conserve energy during that time.
He said the CNG filling seven days a week since April 1 had reduced the oil import bill, besides decreasing air pollution. The owners of commercial vehicles had been benefited the most, he added.
He said now fares of public service vehicles could be reduced, which would directly affect millions of commuters.
Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had been striving to accommodate all the gas-consuming sectors in the available resources, he added.

Minister agrees to consider changes in CNG stations?€™ schedule: Paracha

its 7th today so any updates?

Another reason is that there are no taxis or suzuki pick ups (as public transport) which constitute most of the cng lines in rwp/isbd

there are no taxis or picks up in lahore? :o

[IsbCap]

CNG association guys met with SNGPL with following demands: 1. Allow generators for CNG stations (Don't know if those are currently forbidden by the govt???) 2. Increase time to 8 hours per day (and allow 18 hours on Sunday and Wednesday) 3. Two days for private cars, remaining 5 days for public transport Decision to be made by SNGPL in two days after considerations. Source: CNG association, SNGPL put heads together to resolve CNG sector's issues

[harib4u]

CNG association guys met with SNGPL with following demands: 1. Allow generators for CNG stations (Don't know if those are currently forbidden by the govt???) 2. Increase time to 8 hours per day (and allow 18 hours on Sunday and Wednesday) 3. Two days for private cars, remaining 5 days for public transport Decision to be made by SNGPL in two days after considerations. Source: CNG association, SNGPL put heads together to resolve CNG sector's issues

good news (H)

[IsbCap]

^^^ Good only if their demands are accepted...

[HellsGuardian]

CNG association guys met with SNGPL with following demands: 1. Allow generators for CNG stations (Don't know if those are currently forbidden by the govt???) 2. Increase time to 8 hours per day (and allow 18 hours on Sunday and Wednesday) 3. Two days for private cars, remaining 5 days for public transport Decision to be made by SNGPL in two days after considerations. Source: CNG association, SNGPL put heads together to resolve CNG sector's issues

2 days for normal user is enough because more then 60% of the line is filled by taxis and haices and suzuki pickups... i really hope they put pick ups in public category.

[Farhansa]

This decision.is better than previous one.

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[SyedMoazzam]

Milni phir bi nai hay

[hash4u]

ok so the bad news is govern is desperate to enhance power
they are thinking of diverting gas from cng and fertilizer sector into power generation

[harib4u]

ok so the bad news is govern is desperate to enhance power
they are thinking of diverting gas from cng and fertilizer sector into power generation

yes me also hear this news on tv, PM said Cut down the cng supply n give gas to power sector for electricity

[harib4u]

Ab Bhoooooool Jao CNG

[Motorheat]

In a meeting today nawaz sharif has asked to divert Gas to Power Plants from CNG stations

According to National Power Policy of 2013 of the PML-N government, Priority of different Sectors is in following order:
1. domestic sector (most of the people are not getting Gas in their kitchen all over Pakistan)
2. Power, (we''re still experiencing increasing load shedding therefore no benefit here either)
3. General industries and fertiliser (this is the sector which is actually benefiting from all this drama, and this is the sector where Ganja Bros have invested and this is where those people who invested in their election campaign belong)
4. CNG sector coming at the bottom. (they have silenced this by buying Ghiyas Paracha and silencing the Public Transporters through this schedule, obviously working class don't have time and energy to block Faiz Abad Inter-Change)

This is also evident from the APCNGA's demand of 5 days for Public Transport and 2 for Private Vehicles (many white color taxis will come claiming themselves as Private Vehicles, others will simply paint their cars white, white suzuki bolan vehicles and APVs will also claim to be private vehicles.

Summary: No End in Sight of the Unending Greed of Industrialists in Pakistan

[IsbCap]

The priority list is alright. And their implementation is on the right track as well.

Power sector -> 23,000MW capacity added in last 65 years. This govt. alone has initiated 21,000MW projects including nuclear, wind, coal, hydal and solar. These mega projects take years to build and start generation.

Industrial sector -> Lot of employment opportunities generated, healthy impact on economy, increased exports.

CNG -> Priority should be to facilitate public transport (being used by majority of poor people)

[awais.9]

CNG -> Priority should be to facilitate public transport (being used by majority of poor people)

n yet petrol fares n also these hiaces people prefer people who want to travel the shortest distance n dont let others sit who want to travel long distance simply by saying there isnt any space n sometimes they just cut short the route n return from half way

[HellsGuardian]

^ except that their rates are same as that of diesel/petrol

[harib4u]

The priority list is alright. And their implementation is on the right track as well.

Power sector -> 23,000MW capacity added in last 65 years. This govt. alone has initiated 21,000MW projects including nuclear, wind, coal, hydal and solar. These mega projects take years to build and start generation.

Industrial sector -> Lot of employment opportunities generated, healthy impact on economy, increased exports.

CNG -> Priority should be to facilitate public transport (being used by majority of poor people)

but after spending half day in cng lng line they ll charge petrol prices, they have no 2nd option

[IsbCap]

Had there been any saving in running the Hiace on petrol, then you won't see scarce public transport on CNG off days. Those drivers and conductors definitely won't like to sit home in vain, knowing that they have to be on road every day to make both ends meet.

It was poor govt. policies from previous govt's that allowed the installation of CNG in public transport unchecked. Those transport guys are culprit to some extent, but not to 100% extent.

You see huge saving in CNG and invest 50K. Those guys saw savings and invested 200K (Engine swap + CNG + 2-3 cylinders), in anticipation of brake even in some time and then be profitable.

P.S: Mass transport system is the answer to all these problems, and implemented all over the world. Pakistan is probably the only country where Railway system has been deliberately destroyed, then the bus services like Varan were never allowed to succeed. And the end result is the hiace mafia.

[epigenius]

Mera pump zara anokha say hai Gas ways near morgah mor..Ladies can get their cars filled without an queues.Last sunday under immense pressure by family i finally gave up(ghar walay soti lay kay sar pay khara huay thay) and went to get gas filled(after 1 and a half month) .Got it in hour and a half .I was in the queue midway dolling out gulli danda when i saw my sister entering from the exit lane,got cng filled within minutes and vanished.Lost half of my half of my gulli danda in anxiety (it fell down).Ji chah raha tha zameen khoddon aur ghus jaon

Recieved a devilish smile at home.I was laughed upon like crazy.

Cng guy advised me to the park the car in line @5:30/6am in the morning.The pump is rougly 500 meters away from home so i can walk.Magar ini khwari..

Main yaqeen say keh sakta hun kay is schedule to follow karna para to zarur diabetic ho jaon ga.

huh??? no wait for ladies last time i heard they were asking for equal rights for women never knew they have taken over men to me that is illegal

[epigenius]

Had there been any saving in running the Hiace on petrol, then you won't see scarce public transport on CNG off days. Those drivers and conductors definitely won't like to sit home in vain, knowing that they have to be on road every day to make both ends meet.

It was poor govt. policies from previous govt's that allowed the installation of CNG in public transport unchecked. Those transport guys are culprit to some extent, but not to 100% extent.

You see huge saving in CNG and invest 50K. Those guys saw savings and invested 200K (Engine swap + CNG + 2-3 cylinders), in anticipation of brake even in some time and then be profitable.

P.S: Mass transport system is the answer to all these problems, and implemented all over the world. Pakistan is probably the only country where Railway system has been deliberately destroyed, then the bus services like Varan were never allowed to succeed. And the end result is the hiace mafia.

what if i told you that these hiace guys vandalized varan resulting in it's failure and saving on petrol/diesel you kidding me .............how were they able to save when there was no CNG in their vehicles they were making profit back then too

[IsbCap]

what if i told you that these hiace guys vandalized varan resulting in it's failure and saving on petrol/diesel you kidding me .............how were they able to save when there was no CNG in their vehicles they were making profit back then too

Yes, I know the Varan story, and I'm no way in favor of Hiace Mafia.

Running the Hiace on diesel is definitely profitable. But running it on a swapped petrol engine is not. During CNG off days, diesel ones are on raods, CNG ones with petrol engines sleep in house

[cool_raja]

waving papers in hands and shouting about billions of dollars addition in foreign reserves are useless if standards of living are declining day by day- this means no sustainable economic growth taking place, hence zero output.
i feel sad for people waiting in long cng queues, specially older people.