The national demand for gas stands at 3.8 billion cubic feet per day. Under normal circumstances, the situation is managed by supplying up to 2.7 billion cubic feet, of which 1.05 billion cubic feet comes from LNG.
Following the shutdown of Excelerate’s terminal, Summit’s terminal supplied LNG beyond its capacity for four consecutive days—supplying up to nearly 570 million cubic feet per day during that period. Since then, it has been supplying 500 million cubic feet daily. However, failing to offload LNG from the new ship, Summit reduced supply after 7:00 pm on Monday.
Sources in gas distribution state utilities said Summit was supplying 200 million cubic feet on Tuesday evening, while Excelerate Energy was supplying 300 million cubic feet. Domestic gas fields contributed around 1.63 billion cubic feet.
In total, gas supply stood at around 2.13 billion cubic feet—the lowest level in the past three weeks. Gas distribution companies are struggling to meet demand. If LNG cannot be offloaded from the new ship today, Wednesday, gas supply will fall even further.
Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, stated that the government is working towards a long-term solution to the energy crisis.