PM opens second LNG gas terminal at Port Qasim

karachi — Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday inaugurated Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Port Qasim. The terminal was established by Engro Terminal Limited within a record time of 330 days.

Speaking at the ceremony, the prime minister said that the government brought this inexpensive source of energy to the country in record time of less than 14 months.

He said the previous three governments made several attempts to introduce LNG source of energy but failed.

The prime minister said other source of energy like oil and nuclear were considered as expensive means as the country required an integrated and efficient source to overcome its crippling energy needs. The bids for the whole process were completely transparent and world acknowledged government’s efforts in this regard, he added. Abbasi said the world was thinking that the project would take several years but the government succeeded by introducing the LNG based energy.

The prime minister said within the short span of the PML-N government, the first LNG terminal system had started working. The completion of terminals was necessary for supply of energy, he said and thanked the concerned authorities for making the task possible.

He said no terminal in the world had been completed in the shortest time with full re-gasifying facility. The prime minister said the terminal has so far handled 100 LNG cargo ships with 6.1 million tons of LNG. — APP