“Until we don’t find enough gas reserves, we would have to manage the shortage through gas import,” he added. Senators protest gas crisis in Sindh, BalochistanFederal minister Omar Ayub said, “The country’s requirement is seven billion cubic feet (bcf) while production is 3.5 bcf and imports stand at 1.2 bcf. He said the previous PML-N government had shut down the wind turbine projects in Sindh, which generated electricity through air, but Prime Minister Imran’s government is restarting those projects. The minister also blamed the previous government for high gas prices, saying it made expensive import deals. Ayub accused the PPP government of committing corruption in the rental power projects during its tenure, which created power crisis in the country.

Source: The Express Tribune February 07, 2020 19:50 UTC