ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (APP):Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) plans to invest Rs1.922 billion in extending gas infrastructure to 46 villages and towns in Sindh during the current financial year 2026-27, laying 178.52 kilometres of pipelines to connect 2,710 prospective consumers in Sanghar and Shikarpur districts under the sixth phase of its gasification programme.
According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the proposed schemes will cover 31 villages and towns around the Bobi gas field in Sanghar district and 15 near the Hassan gas field in Shikarpur district, with the government financing the bulk of the cost under a programme targeting communities within a five-kilometre radius of producing gas fields.
The Bobi gas field scheme carries an estimated cost of Rs1.503 billion and involves laying 132.40 kilometres of pipelines to serve 1,767 prospective consumers. SSGCL will contribute Rs95.418 million, while the government will provide Rs1.408 billion.
The Hassan gas field scheme, estimated to cost Rs418.99 million, envisages 46.12 kilometres of pipelines for 943 prospective consumers. The company will contribute Rs50.922 million, with the government providing Rs368.071 million.
Under the financing arrangements, SSGCL’s combined contribution to the two schemes will amount to Rs146.34 million, while the government’s share will total approximately Rs1.776 billion.
The gasification programme is being implemented in pursuance of the prime minister’s directions and orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Implementation Bench of the Sindh High Court.
SSGCL has already completed gasification schemes covering 404 villages and towns by the fourth year of implementation.
These projects have extended gas infrastructure to communities around various gas fields in Sindh and Balochistan, including Badin, Tando Muhammad Khan and Sanghar districts.
The company’s expansion plan envisages extending the network to another 67 villages and towns in FY2027-28 at an estimated cost of Rs1.831 billion. The proposed schemes will involve 171.97 kilometres of pipelines and cater to 2,281 prospective consumers.
A further 60 villages and towns are planned for coverage in FY2028-29 at an estimated cost of Rs1.796 billion. These schemes will involve 155.02 kilometres of pipelines for 1,620 prospective consumers.
Overall, the sixth, seventh and eighth phases of the programme envisage gasification of 173 villages and towns over three financial years, involving a combined pipeline network of 505.51 kilometres at an estimated cost of Rs5.549 billion.
Of the total projected expenditure, SSGCL will contribute Rs356.994 million, while the government’s share is estimated at Rs5.192 billion.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
