Lahore: Increasing fuel crisis in Bihar Pakistan resulted from the disruption of Pakistan Railways (PR) services with trains coming to a standstill gradually.
According to the PR, there are several reasons for the halt of train services across Pakistan, including lack of revenue, as the state unit, according to reports, is taking another hit in terms of finances in the wake of the floods.
Many stations have run out of fuel needed to run the engines. PR is taking diesel from private firms to overcome the problem; Meanwhile, sources said the fuel crisis is chronic due to low revenue.
Additional General Manager Amir Baloch denied any diesel crisis and said that PR was outsourcing diesel from a private firm. He said that the railways will continue to take diesel as per the requirement from the private company.
Sources noted that one of the contributing factors was severe disruption in train operations due to devastating floods and the resultant loss and damage. As a result, the Railways has been unable to earn its monthly income.
Public relations sources said that the Lahore Engine Shed administration had only 90 thousand liters of diesel, while till Tuesday the fuel was available. Faisalabad The report said that the station was not expected to run for a day.
The problem is more serious in Multan and Sukkur divisions. However, the only dedicated freight train and two passenger trains still running on the entire network were being provided with much-needed diesel from the Lahore administration.
At present, there is only one train between Lahore and Rawalpindi And a Khyber Mail Trains from Peshawar to Rohri station and some goods trains ply on the railway network.
Notably, Pakistan’s energy crisis is set to worsen as the country struggles to procure LNG at an affordable rate, when little is available in the international market, worsened by the political fallout of the Russo-Ukraine war. kind of affected.
In addition, the cost of Pakistan’s energy production has also increased following the rise in fuel prices. About two-thirds of the country’s electricity generation is based on fossil fuels.
The rise in crude oil prices is the highest in the past three years – at US$86 a barrel as nearly two-thirds of the country’s electricity generation is based on fossil fuels.
The energy crisis is worsening due to the rising cost of LNG and Pakistan is set to face a third consecutive winter energy crisis due to lack of energy resources.
According to the PR, there are several reasons for the halt of train services across Pakistan, including lack of revenue, as the state unit, according to reports, is taking another hit in terms of finances in the wake of the floods.
Many stations have run out of fuel needed to run the engines. PR is taking diesel from private firms to overcome the problem; Meanwhile, sources said the fuel crisis is chronic due to low revenue.
Additional General Manager Amir Baloch denied any diesel crisis and said that PR was outsourcing diesel from a private firm. He said that the railways will continue to take diesel as per the requirement from the private company.
Sources noted that one of the contributing factors was severe disruption in train operations due to devastating floods and the resultant loss and damage. As a result, the Railways has been unable to earn its monthly income.
Public relations sources said that the Lahore Engine Shed administration had only 90 thousand liters of diesel, while till Tuesday the fuel was available. Faisalabad The report said that the station was not expected to run for a day.
The problem is more serious in Multan and Sukkur divisions. However, the only dedicated freight train and two passenger trains still running on the entire network were being provided with much-needed diesel from the Lahore administration.
At present, there is only one train between Lahore and Rawalpindi And a Khyber Mail Trains from Peshawar to Rohri station and some goods trains ply on the railway network.
Notably, Pakistan’s energy crisis is set to worsen as the country struggles to procure LNG at an affordable rate, when little is available in the international market, worsened by the political fallout of the Russo-Ukraine war. kind of affected.
In addition, the cost of Pakistan’s energy production has also increased following the rise in fuel prices. About two-thirds of the country’s electricity generation is based on fossil fuels.
The rise in crude oil prices is the highest in the past three years – at US$86 a barrel as nearly two-thirds of the country’s electricity generation is based on fossil fuels.
The energy crisis is worsening due to the rising cost of LNG and Pakistan is set to face a third consecutive winter energy crisis due to lack of energy resources.