Islamabad: Sui Northern Gas Pipeines Limited (SNGPL) officially asked Pakistan LNG Limited (PL) to address the issue of surpluses of LNG shipments expected for 2025. The application was submitted after an email from the PLL administrative director on Jan 20. 2025, which highlighted the excess of liquefied natural gas.
In connection, SNGPL reported that it has already sparked concerns with the Energy Department, suggesting an upward review of the RLNG for the peak summer months from June, July and August 2025. However, the National Energy Control Center (NPCC) responded to January 21, 2025, which confirms that the demand for the energy sector It will remain unchanged due to the low electricity consumption.
SNGPL now urged PLL to communicate with ENI, a major liquefied natural gas supplier, to explore options to convert excess RLNG shipments during 2025. The message repeated a similar proposal that was sent earlier by SNGPL on January 16, 2025, with a focus on the importance of effective management of excellence in sizes LNG to avoid operational efficiency and financial losses.
Pakistan imports 10 LNG shipments per month, with nine safe with long -term contracts and one through an agreement with ENI. However, the low demand for electricity – driven by increased definitions and the increasing shift to solar energy – has left the energy sector unable to fully benefit from allocated liquefied natural gas.
PL SNGPL reported that ENI is ready to convert some charges without additional costs, although this depends on favorable market conditions. To date, February and March shipments have been transferred, but uncertainty remains during the summer months.
Industry sources indicate that ENI’s willingness to convert the liquefied natural gas surplus depends on maintaining profitability. Although the full conversion of the 1225 surplus of the 2025 surplus is unlikely to enable the favorable prices to partial re -supply.
The development comes at a time when the energy sector faces escalating challenges, which requires innovative strategies to balance supply and demand in the sophisticated market scene.