Lok Sabha Question No. 3976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: PNG Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3976

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.3.2017

## PNG NETWORK

## 3976.  SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

## Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

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(a)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  PNG  connection  in  all small/medium and major cities/towns including Madurai City of Tamil Nadu, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of City Gas Distribution network including Piped Natural Gas (PNG) across the country and the number of households/industrial units covered in each of the cities under this network, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has received proposals/demands from various States for increasing PNG coverage in their States if so, the details thereof along with upcoming Geographical Areas identified for development  of CGD network, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government has fixed any target to cover every rural/urban household/industrial units under PNG network across the country in a time bound manner and prepared a roadmap for the purpose; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the achievement made in this regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज् य मंत्ररी (स् विंत्र प्राार ( श्ररी धमेन्द  र प्रधान

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  &  (b):  The  Government  has  set  up  the  Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board (PNGRB)  in  the  year  2007  under  the  PNGRB  Act,  2006.  Under  the  Act,  PNGRB  grants authorization to the entities for developing a City Gas Distribution (CGD) network and natural gas pipeline infrastructure through a bidding process. PNGRB has envisaged a phased roll out plan for development of CGD networks in several Geographical Areas (GAs) in various parts of the country, including Madurai City of Tamil Nadu as probable GA to develop PNG network. The  GAs  are  included  in  bidding  rounds  in  a  phased  manner  depending  on  the  natural  gas pipeline connectivity/natural gas availability and feasibility for grant of authorization to develop CGD networks in the country. The details of CGD network including Piped Natural Gas (PNG) across  the  country  and  the  number  of  households/industrial  units  as  available  on  PPAC's website as on 01.3.2017 are at Annexure-I .

(c):  Requests are received from various State Governments from time to time. Based on these requests,  PNGRB has been  considering the entire  district  as  a  GA  for  development  of  CGD network so that PNG services can be made available in the cities and other parts of the district. PNGRB has notified the relevant regulatory framework for processing Expression of Interest (EoI)  submitted  by  interested  entities  to  develop  CGD  networks  in  any  part  of  country. Subsequently,  PNGRB  grants  license  for  developing  CGD  network  through  competitive bidding process.  PNGRB has carried out 7 rounds of CGD bidding for award of development of CGD networks in different parts of the country.

(d)  &  (e):  Government  of  India  has  envisaged  to  expand  the  coverage  of  pipeline  networks across  the  country  by  providing  PNG  supply  to  1  crore  households  by  2019.  Petroleum  & Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB),  established  under  the  PNGRB  Act,  2006,  has identified a number of cities across the country for rolling out the development of CNG network in  the  phased  manner  in  synchronization  with  the  development  of  natural  gas  pipeline connectivity/natural gas availability and feasibility for grant of authorization to develop CGD networks.

The Government has given priority in allocation of domestic gas (the cheapest gas available in country) for supply to households in the form of Piped Natural Gas [(PNG(D)] and transport segment in the form of Compressed Natural Gas [(CNG (T)] across the country. Government is meeting 100% gas requirement of PNG (Domestic) and CNG (Transport) segment of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks across the country.

The details of achievement made State/UT-wise i.e. status of PNG connections, CNG stations as on 01.3.2017 is at Annexure-II .

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3976 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.3.2017

|       |                | Geographical Area Covered                                                                                                  | Entity                                                                                | PNG connections as on 01.3.2017   | PNG connections as on 01.3.2017   |
|-------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S.No. | State          |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                       | Domestic                          | Industrial                        |
| 1     | Haryana        | Sonipat                                                                                                                    | Gail Gas Limited                                                                      | 52599                             | 240                               |
|       |                | Faridabad                                                                                                                  | Adani Gas Limited                                                                     |                                   |                                   |
|       |                | Gurgaon                                                                                                                    | Haryana City Gas Distribution Ltd                                                     |                                   |                                   |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada                                                                                                                   | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                                                               | 3534                              | 0                                 |
|       |                | Vijayawada                                                                                                                 | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                                                               |                                   |                                   |
|       |                | Kovvur                                                                                                                     | Godavari Gas Pvt. Ltd.                                                                |                                   |                                   |
| 3     | Telangana      | Hyderabad                                                                                                                  | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                                                               | 2321                              | 5                                 |
| 4     | Assam          | Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat                                                                           | Assam Gas Company Limited                                                             | 29965                             | 400                               |
| 5     | Gujarat        | Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Sabarkantha                                                                                          | Sabarmati Gas Limited                                                                 | 1641340                           | 4256                              |
|       |                | Gandhinagar, Nadiad, Halol, Hazira, Rajkot, Khambhat, Palej, Valsad, Navsari, Surendernagar, Surat, Ankleshwar & Bhavnagar | Gujarat Gas Limited ( JV of GSPC Gas Company Limited & Gujarat Gas Company Ltd        |                                   |                                   |
|       |                | Vadodara, Ahmedabad                                                                                                        | Adani Gas Limited                                                                     |                                   |                                   |
|       |                | Vadodara                                                                                                                   | Vadodara Gas Ltd (JV Company of GAIL India Ltd & Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan (VMSS) |                                   |                                   |
|       |                | Ahmedabad                                                                                                                  | Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd.                                                       |                                   |                                   |
|       |                | Anand                                                                                                                      | Charotar Gas Sahakari Mandali Ltd                                                     |                                   |                                   |
| 6     | Madhya Pradesh | Dewas, Vijaipur                                                                                                            | Gail Gas Limited                                                                      | 10560                             | 88                                |
|       |                | Gwalior                                                                                                                    | Aavantika Gas Limited                                                                 |                                   |                                   |
|       |                | Indore including Ujjain                                                                                                    | Aavantika Gas Limited                                                                 |                                   |                                   |
|       |                | Pithampura                                                                                                                 | Aavantika Gas Limited                                                                 |                                   |                                   |
| 7     | Maharashtra    | Pune City including Pimpri Chinchwad along with adjoining contiguous areas of                                              | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited                                                       | 986010                            | 185                               |

|       |                     | Hinjewadi, Chakan & Talegaon GA                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                  |         |      |
|-------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------|
|       |                     | Mumbai & Greater Mumbai                                                                                                                                                             | Mahanagar Gas Limited                                                            |         |      |
|       |                     | Thane City and adjoining contiguous areas including Mira Bhayender, Navi Mumbai, Thane City, Ambernath, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Dombivli, Badlapur, Ulhasnagar, Panvel, Kharghar & Taloja | Mahanagar Gas Limited                                                            |         |      |
|       |                     | Thane                                                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat Gas Limited ( JV of GSPC Gas Company Limited & Gujarat Gas Company Ltd ) |         |      |
| 8     | Delhi/NCR           | National Capital Territory of Delhi (Including Noida &Ghaziabad)                                                                                                                    | Indraprastha Gas Limited                                                         | 723251  | 946  |
| 9     | Rajasthan           | Kota                                                                                                                                                                                | Gail Gas Limited                                                                 | 157     | 16   |
| 10    | Tripura             | Agartala                                                                                                                                                                            | Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited                                              | 28176   | 50   |
| 11    | Karnataka           | Bengaluru                                                                                                                                                                           | Gail Gas Limited                                                                 | 2117    | 3    |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Meerut                                                                                                                                                                              | Gail Gas Limited                                                                 | 45790   | 498  |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Mathura                                                                                                                                                                             | Sanwariya Gas                                                                    |         |      |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Agra                                                                                                                                                                                | Green Gas Limited                                                                |         |      |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Kanpur                                                                                                                                                                              | Central U.P. Gas Limited                                                         |         |      |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Bareilly                                                                                                                                                                            | Central U.P. Gas Limited                                                         |         |      |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Lucknow                                                                                                                                                                             | Green Gas Limited                                                                |         |      |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Moradabad                                                                                                                                                                           | Siti Energy Limited                                                              |         |      |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Agra, Firozabad                                                                                                                                                                     | Gail Gas Limited                                                                 |         |      |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Khurja                                                                                                                                                                              | Adani Gas Limited                                                                |         |      |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh       | Divyapur                                                                                                                                                                            | Gail Gas Limited                                                                 |         |      |
| 13    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat Gas Ltd.                                                                 | 52      | 0    |
| Total | Total               | Total                                                                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                            | 3525872 | 6687 |

|       |                     | PNG connections   | PNG connections   | PNG connections   | CNG stations   |
|-------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
| S.No. | State               | Domestic          | Industrial        | Commercial        |                |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 3534              | 0                 | 41                | 12             |
| 2     | Telangana           | 2321              | 5                 | 5                 | 24             |
| 3     | Assam               | 29965             | 400               | 1000              | 0              |
| 4     | Gujarat             | 1641340           | 4256              | 14718             | 380            |
| 5     | Haryana             | 52599             | 240               | 163               | 31             |
| 6     | Madhya Pradesh      | 10560             | 88                | 56                | 23             |
| 7     | Maharashtra         | 986010            | 185               | 3385              | 241            |
| 8     | Delhi/NCR           | 723251            | 946               | 1835              | 420            |
| 9     | Rajasthan           | 157               | 16                | 1                 | 3              |
| 9     | Tripura             | 28176             | 50                | 354               | 5              |
| 10    | Karnataka           | 2117              | 3                 | 17                | 3              |
| 11    | Uttar Pradesh       | 45790             | 498               | 258               | 48             |
| 12    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 52                | 0                 | 0                 | 0              |
| 13    | West Bengal         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 7              |
|       | Total               | 3525872           | 6687              | 21833             | 1197           |