Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has reported outstanding power sector dues of Rs169.27 billion and warned that the arrears have put its finances under severe strain. The company said the shortfall is hurting its ability to pay upstream gas suppliers, and that continued non-payment could lead to an international default by Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) over imported RLNG supplies.
The warning was set out in a letter to the chief executive of the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G), the body that handles payments in the power sector. SNGPL asked for urgent settlement of the outstanding amount. It described the level of arrears as alarming, saying it has created serious liquidity problems and weakened the company's financial sustainability.
Who owes what
The company's breakdown groups the dues by type of buyer. Gas-based power plants (GPPs) owe the largest share at Rs67.268 billion, followed by WAPDA power plants at Rs63.548 billion and independent power producers (IPPs) at Rs38.454 billion. The total of Rs169.27 billion covers gas charges, RLNG tariff actualisation, take-or-pay liabilities, the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess and late payment surcharge.
Within the WAPDA group, Guddu Power accounts for Rs37.959 billion and Nandipur for Rs21.395 billion. Among IPPs, Liberty Power is owed Rs22.642 billion and KAPCO Rs5.085 billion. Among gas-based plants, QATPL has Rs30.062 billion outstanding. WAPDA is the Water and Power Development Authority, and IPPs are private companies that sell electricity to the grid.
Requests to the government and power entities
SNGPL has also written to the Director General Gas in the Petroleum Division, seeking intervention for early release of funds so that power sector consumers can clear what they owe the company. In a separate communication, it told the Director General Gas that the arrears had built up either because CPPA-G released less money to the power sector than due, or because power plants had not paid. The company asked the Petroleum Division to take the matter up with the Power Division for an early settlement.
In a letter dated October 8, 2026, addressed to the chief executive of NPGCL, SNGPL demanded Rs25.006 billion from several power sector consumers, including Nandipur, TPS Muzaffargarh, GTPS Faisalabad, GTPS Shahdara, SPS Faisalabad and NGPS Multan. It also flagged Rs277 million outstanding against the disconnected WAPDA rented units Bhikki and Sharaqpur, and Rs88 million payable by the disconnected IPP Davis Energen.
What happens next
SNGPL has urged power sector entities to clear overdue amounts immediately. It has warned that it may use its contractual rights to recover the money if non-payment continues. The company has stressed that the matter needs priority action from the concerned ministries and CPPA-G, to stop the financial position from worsening and to avoid disruption to payments for imported RLNG.
The letters do not record any settlement, so the payment position remains unresolved for now.
Aasan alfaaz mein
SNGPL, jo gas supply karti hai, ka power sector ke zimmay Rs169.27 billion ka baqaya hai. Company ka kehna hai ke is raqam ki wapsi na hone se woh gas suppliers aur RLNG ki payments mein mushkil mein hai. Abhi tak report mein bijli ya gas ke bill ya supply mein kisi tabdeeli ka zikr nahi hai. Aap ke liye matlab yeh hai ke yeh mamla filhal gas companies aur sarkari adaaron ke darmiyan payments ka hai.
