Business Desk 
Jan 12, 2026
The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Monday announced that the utility is actively working to fix the technical fault that impacted a 30 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) shortfall, and the deficit was likely to be fully recovered within the next few days.
A gas utility spokesperson stated that as an unexpected cold snap swept in Pakistan, as households in Sindh and Balochistan faced a sudden surge in natural gas demand, pushing the SSGC into emergency measures to protect the domestic gas supply in these provinces.
SSGC said: “Once normal supply levels resume, pressure tightness is anticipated to ease, restoring full service to households across Sindh and Balochistan.”
To manage the gas supply, "SSGC diverted about 90MMCFD of reliquefied natural gas into the network,” said SSGC spokesperson, adding that a rapid temperature drop in recent days caused a further, unanticipated hike in household demand, extending cooking hours and intensifying morning and evening peaks.
“The company promises to maintain uninterrupted service from 5am to 10pm daily, while deploying special 24-hour teams to address low-pressure complaints across the franchise areas,” she added.
The spokesperson said that domestic supply remained the gas utility’s first priority, in line with the prime minister’s directives and the approved load management framework.
