SSGC’s subsidiary gets 10-year sale licence for gas, RLNG

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Wednesday granted a 10-year licence for the sale of natural gas and regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) to a subsidiary of Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL) called SSGC-Alternate Energy (Pvt) Ltd. The SSGC established the subsidiary — SSGC-AE — about two years ago with the main objective of renewable energy business to diversify its existing regulated business of natural gas and RLNG to customers and compete with private entities which have yet not been allowed to practically operate in natural gas and RLNG business. According to stated objectives, the SSGC-AE’s core mission was the implementation of “alternative energy projects, including but not limited to renewable and eco-friendly fuel ventures such as biogas and biomethane, thermal energy-based electricity generation and forward-looking initiatives like coal-to-gas (C2L) conversion with carbon capture and storage capabilities, as well as green hydrogen production”.