Lok Sabha Question No. 3503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: City Gas Infrastructure
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  March, 2022

## City Gas Infrastructure

3503. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Rs.80,000  crore  investment  is  envisaged  in  setting  up  city  gas infrastructure in the 61 geographical areas and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is also true that 65 geographical areas are spread over 215 districts in 19 States and one Union territory and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether it  is  also  a  fact  that  in  the  latest  gas  bidding  round,  one  oil  marketing  firm  in public sector and one private firm were found to be bidders; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयमऔराकृितकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेरतेली )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (d) Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  had  launched  11 th City Gas Distribution (CGD) Bidding Round on 17 th September, 2021 for  development of CGD Network in 65 Geographical Areas (GAs) spread over 215 districts (212 complete and 3 part) in 19 States and one Union Territory. For 61 GAs, a total of 439 bids were received from  26  entities  which  include  public  sector  and  private  sector  bidders.  List  of  bidders participated in the 11 th CGD bidding round is at Annexure.

PNGRB  has  authorized  40  GAs  and  issued  Letters  of  Intent  (LoIs)  for  21  GAs.  As  per assessment by PNGRB, investment of more than Rs. 80,000 crores is likely to be made by the authorized entities in the next 8-10 years.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3503 ASKED BY SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B. ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2022 REGARDING CITY GAS INFRASTRUCTURE.

## List of bidders in 11 th CGD bidding round

| S.No.   | Name of Bidders                                                                                                                         |   Number of bids received against 61 GAs |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Consortium of THINK Gas Distribution Private Limited, Think Gas Investment Pte. Ltd. &Think Gas investment Ptd. II Ltd.                 |                                       44 |
| 2.      | Adani Total Gas Limited                                                                                                                 |                                       50 |
| 3.      | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited                                                                                                 |                                       37 |
| 4.      | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited                                                                                                    |                                       44 |
| 5.      | Gujarat Gas Limited                                                                                                                     |                                       15 |
| 6.      | GAIL Gas Limited                                                                                                                        |                                       30 |
| 7.      | SHOLAGASCO Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                    |                                       14 |
| 8.      | Indraprasth Gas Limited                                                                                                                 |                                       15 |
| 9.      | M/s Megha Engineering &Infrastructures Limited                                                                                          |                                       43 |
| 10.     | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                                                                                          |                                       51 |
| 11.     | Torrent Gas Private Limited                                                                                                             |                                       28 |
| 12.     | Assam Gas Company Limited                                                                                                               |                                        6 |
| 13.     | Tripura Natural Gas Limited                                                                                                             |                                        3 |
| 14.     | Consortium of Enertech Fuel Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Vidresh India Ceramic Pvt. Ltd &ACEPipeline Contract Pvt. Ltd.                         |                                        3 |
| 15.     | IRM Energy Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                    |                                        7 |
| 16.     | Mahanagar Gas Limited                                                                                                                   |                                        3 |
| 17.     | Consortium Montecarlo Limited &Corrtech International Pvt. Ltd.                                                                         |                                       10 |
| 18.     | Consortium of HCG (KCE) Pvt. Ltd., M/s Haryana City Gas (Kapil Chopra Enterprise)                                                       |                                        4 |
| 19      | Aavantika Gas Limited                                                                                                                   |                                        3 |
| 20.     | Consortium of Dinesh Engineering Limited, Resonance Enrgy Pvt. Lt. and Tolani Project Pvt. Ltd.                                         |                                        9 |
| 21      | Sabarmati Gas Limited                                                                                                                   |                                        4 |
| 22.     | Central UP Gas Limited                                                                                                                  |                                        4 |
| 23.     | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited                                                                                                         |                                        5 |
| 24.     | Consortium of Unison Enviro Pvt. Ltd. and AshokaBuildcon Ltd.                                                                           |                                        5 |
| 25.     | Consortium of Rudra Gas Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., Naveriya Gas Pvt. Ltd., Rajkamal Builders Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd &Suresh Mohanlal Patel |                                        1 |
| 26.     | Indianoil-Adani Gas Private Limited                                                                                                     |                                        2 |
|         | Total                                                                                                                                   |                                      439 |