ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to replace the gas merit order with priority for distribution of gas for domestic, commercial including bread ovens and industry for processing purposes. A senior official of the Ministry of Energy told The News that the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has approved changes in the gas merit order in this regard. SIFC has approved new merits with priority for allocating gas to domestic and commercial, including ovens and industries primarily to stimulate economic activity at a certain pace and sustain it throughout the year. Currently, the domestic and commercial sectors top the gas merit list followed by the power and export sectors. The official said that there is also a need to limit the diversion of LNG to the domestic sector as SNGPL has diverted 19 LNG cargoes to the domestic sector this winter alone.
