KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gasoline Firm (SSGC) introduced the gasoline load-shedding schedule throughout Ramadan.
In keeping with the schedule, gasoline provide will stay suspended from 9 am to three pm and 10 pm to three am through the Holy month.
The SSGC will guarantee a continued provide of gasoline throughout Sehr-o-Iftar instances, the SSGC stated. Pakistan’s gasoline reserves are declining 8 to 10 per cent yearly, the corporate stated in its assertion.
In an alarming announcement, the Sui Southern Gasoline Firm (SSGC) stated that Pakistan’s gasoline reserves are more likely to be lowered by half by 2027.
The SSGC additional stated it’s engaged on biogas, nitrogen manufacturing and manufacturing of gasoline from the coal to satisfy the wants of the nation’s gasoline.
Learn Extra: Ramadan 2025: Moon sighting replace in Pakistan
In the meantime, Pakistan Area and Higher Ambiance Analysis Fee (SPARCO) has predicted the sighting of the Ramadan moon for the 12 months 2025, ARY Information reported on Monday.
In keeping with a SPARCO spokesperson, the brand new moon will happen on February 28, 2025, at 5:45 PM Pakistan Normal Time.
Nonetheless, SPARCO has indicated that the visibility of the crescent moon might be difficult in Pakistan on February twenty eighth.
At sundown that day, the moon’s age might be solely 12 hours, and its altitude might be a low 5 levels. The space between the moon and the solar might be 7 levels, making it tough for the crescent to be seen with the bare eye.
“Because of the moon’s low altitude and distance on February twenty eighth, it will likely be tough to see the crescent,” the spokesperson acknowledged. “The crescent is not going to be seen to the human eye.”
Based mostly on these calculations, SPARCO predicts that Ramadan is more likely to start in Pakistan on March 2, 2025. In parallel, the crescent moon could also be seen in Saudi Arabia on February twenty eighth, presumably indicating the beginning of Ramadan there on March 1st 2025.