The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Tuesday said it is actively working to fix a technical fault that caused a 30 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) gas shortfall, assuring consumers that normal supply levels are expected to be restored within the next few days.

In a statement, the utility said that once the fault is resolved and supplies stabilise, gas pressure tightness will ease, restoring full service to domestic consumers across Sindh and Balochistan.

An SSGC spokesperson said an unexpected cold wave across Pakistan triggered a sharp surge in household gas demand, forcing the utility to take emergency steps to protect domestic supply. She explained that increased use of geysers and space heaters pushed overall gas consumption up by nearly 10 per cent.

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To manage the growing demand, SSGC diverted around 90MMCFD of re-gasified liquefied natural gas into its network. However, a sudden drop in temperatures over the past few days caused an even sharper rise in household usage, extending cooking hours and intensifying morning and evening demand peaks.

The situation worsened after an upstream technical issue reduced gas supply by about 30MMCFD, leading to low pressure in several tail-end areas.

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In response, SSGC implemented its government-approved load management plan, which includes curtailing gas supply to fertiliser plants and enforcing weekly closures for industrial users to ensure uninterrupted domestic supply.

The spokesperson reiterated that household consumers remain the company’s top priority, in line with the prime minister’s directives. She added that SSGC is committed to providing gas from 5am to 10pm daily and has deployed special 24-hour teams to resolve low-pressure complaints swiftly.