ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (ABC): Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) plans to extend natural gas infrastructure to 46 villages and towns in Sindh during the current financial year 2026-27 at an estimated cost of Rs1.922 billion.
According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the schemes will cover 31 villages and towns in Sanghar district and 15 in Shikarpur district. The projects involve laying 178.52 kilometres of gas pipelines to serve 2,710 prospective consumers.
The schemes form part of the sixth phase of SSGCL’s gasification programme for communities located within a five-kilometre radius of gas-producing fields.
Sanghar to receive Rs1.50bn gas infrastructure
Under the plan, SSGCL proposes to extend gas infrastructure to 31 villages and towns surrounding the Bobi gas field in Sanghar district.
The scheme carries an estimated cost of Rs1.503 billion and involves laying 132.40 kilometres of pipelines. It aims to provide gas infrastructure for 1,767 prospective consumers.
Meanwhile, a separate scheme will cover 15 villages and towns near the Hassan gas field in Shikarpur district.
The Shikarpur project will cost approximately Rs418.99 million. It includes 46.12 kilometres of pipeline networks to serve 943 prospective consumers.
Together, the two schemes aim to expand access to natural gas infrastructure in communities surrounding producing gas fields.
Government to provide Rs1.776bn for projects
According to the financing arrangements, the government will provide Rs1.776 billion for the two schemes. SSGCL will contribute Rs146.34 million under its prescribed cost-sharing criteria.
For the Bobi gas field scheme, the government’s contribution stands at Rs1.408 billion, while SSGCL will provide Rs95.418 million.
Similarly, the Hassan gas field scheme involves government funding of Rs368.071 million and a company contribution of Rs50.922 million.
The gasification programme is being implemented in accordance with the prime minister’s directions and orders passed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Implementation Bench of the Sindh High Court.
Its objective is to provide gas infrastructure to communities located within five kilometres of producing gas fields.
SSGCL has already covered 404 villages and towns
According to the documents, SSGCL has completed gasification schemes covering 404 villages and towns during the first four years of implementation.
These schemes served communities around various gas fields in Sindh and Balochistan, including those in Badin, Tando Muhammad Khan and Sanghar districts.
The company now plans further expansion under the sixth, seventh and eighth phases of the programme.
Another 127 villages targeted by FY2028-29
During FY2027-28, SSGCL plans to extend gas infrastructure to another 67 villages and towns at an estimated cost of Rs1.831 billion.
These schemes will involve laying 171.97 kilometres of pipelines for 2,281 prospective consumers.
In FY2028-29, the company proposes to cover another 60 villages and towns at an estimated cost of Rs1.796 billion.
The planned works include 155.02 kilometres of pipeline networks to serve 1,620 prospective consumers.
Overall, the sixth to eighth phases envisage gasification schemes covering 173 villages and towns. The proposed infrastructure includes a combined pipeline network of 505.51 kilometres at an estimated cost of Rs5.549 billion.
Of this amount, SSGCL’s proposed contribution stands at Rs356.994 million, while the government’s share is estimated at Rs5.192 billion.
The planned expansion is expected to strengthen gas distribution infrastructure in communities near producing fields, subject to the implementation of the proposed schemes.
