Lok Sabha Question No. 1881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: CNG/PNG Service in Rural Areas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1881 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th December, 2021

## CNG/PNG Service in Rural Areas

1881.   SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the details of areas in Tamil Nadu convened by the CNG/PNG Network;
- (b) whether the Government has any scheme to promote and strengthen the CNG/PNG services in rural and backward areas of the country including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;
- (c) if so, the number of CNG/PNG stations proposed to be established in the rural and backward areas along with the details of land identified and necessary action taken in this regard and time by which these stations are likely to be operationalized in the country including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;
- (d) the steps taken to address the challenges faced in improving the natural gas coverage in the country including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;
- (e) whether the present production capacity of CNG is not sufficient to meet the requirement of the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government for promotion of Compressed Natural Gas services in the country?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

- (a) Establishment of CNG  Stations and providing PNG  connections is part of the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network and the same is carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas  Regulatory Board  (PNGRB).  As  on  date  9 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering 14 districts of Tamil Nadu have been authorized by PNGRB for development ofCGDnetwork in Tamil Nadu. List of GAs is at Annexure .

(b) to (d) Post 10th CGD Bidding round, around 53% of area and 70% of population of the country spread over 402 districts in 27 states/UTs are covered under CGD network.In order to develop CGD network across the country further, PNGRB has launched 11 th bidding round on 17.09.2021 inviting bids for authorization of 65 more GAs including 9 GAs in the state of Tamil Nadu and 8 GAs in the state of Maharashtra.

(e) & (f) Domestic gas allocation to CGD entities for Piped Natural Gas (PNG) (Domestic) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) (Transport) sectors is under no-cut category. Accordingly, CNG  requirement  of  transport  sector  is  being  met  from  Administered  Pricing  Mechanism (APM)/  Non  Administered  Pricing  Mechanism  (NAPM)  gas  allocated  to  CGD  entities.  Any additional demand of natural gas for supply to CNG (T) sector by CGD entities in an allocation cycle is met from Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) sourced by the CGD entities.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1881  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2021  REGARDING  CNG/PNG SERVICE IN RURAL AREAS.

## CNG/PNG Service in Rural Areas

|   S. No. | GAs authorized in Tamil Nadu                 | Authorized Entity                                                 |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Karaikal &Nagapattinam Districts             | Torrent Gas Private Limited                                       |
|        2 | Kanchipuram District                         | Consortium of AG&P LNG Marketing Pte Ltd. &Atlantic Gulf &Pacific |
|        3 | Chennai &Tiruvallur Districts                | Torrent Gas Private Limited                                       |
|        4 | Coimbatore District                          | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                    |
|        5 | Cuddalore, Nagapatinam & Tiruvarur Districts | Adani Gas Limited                                                 |
|        6 | Ramanathapuram District                      | AGP CGD India Private Limited                                     |
|        7 | Salem District                               | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                                    |
|        8 | Tiruppur District                            | Adani Gas Limited                                                 |
|        9 | Chittoor, Kolar and Vellore Districts        | Consortium of AG&P LNG Marketing Pte Ltd. &Atlantic Gulf &Pacific |