Lok Sabha Question No. 261 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Supply of LNG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 261

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  December, 2021

## Supply of LNG

## *261.   SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any representation through the public representatives to allow Central Public Sector Undertakings to utilise the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network of Geographical  Areas  (GAs),  as  a  common  carrier  to  supply  Liquefied  Natural  Gas  (LNG) wherever the tenure of marketing exclusivity period is over including Rajkot and Morbi GAs;
- (b) if so, the details of action taken thereon;
- (c) the details of marketing exclusivity period of CGD of Rajkot and Morbi GAs;
- (d) the details of GAs where the marketing exclusivity period is over, State-wise; and
- (e)  the  details  of  existing  operator  in  charge  where  the  marketing  exclusivity  period  is  over, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयमऔराकृ तकगैसमंालयममंी ( ीहरदप संह पुर )

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP S PURI)

- (a) to (e)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *261  ASKED  BY  SHRI  DIPSINH  SHANKARSINH RATHOD,  MP  AND  SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KALYANJI  KUNDARIYA,  MP  TO  BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER, 2021.

(a)&  (b)  Yes,  Sir.Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  had  received  a letterdated 28.07.2020 and two emails dated 05.10.2020 and 25.11.2020 from ShriMohanbhaiKandariya, Member of Parliament. Vide letters dated 10.08.2020, 08.10.2020 and 31.12.2020, PNGRB had replied to all three communications from the Hon'ble MP.

(c)  to  (e)    The  details  of  the  GAs  along  with  the  name  of  authorized  CGD  entities  where exclusivity period has expired as on 30 th November, 2021, are at Annexure .

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.   *261 ASKED  BY   SHRI   DIPSINH   SHANKARSINH   RATHOD,   MP AND   SHRI  MOHANBHAI   KALYANJI KUNDARIYA, MP TO  BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER, 2021 REGARDING SUPPLY OF LNG .

| Authorizations of CGDNetworks - Exclusivity   | Authorizations of CGDNetworks - Exclusivity   | Authorizations of CGDNetworks - Exclusivity   | Authorizations of CGDNetworks - Exclusivity   | Authorizations of CGDNetworks - Exclusivity   | Authorizations of CGDNetworks - Exclusivity   | Authorizations of CGDNetworks - Exclusivity                               | Authorizations of CGDNetworks - Exclusivity         |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                        | Unique GA ID                                  | Geographical Area (GA)                        | State/Union Territories                       | Authorized Entity                             | Date of Authorization                         | End of exclusivity from the purview of common carrier or contract carrier | Remarks                                             |
| 1                                             | 1.04                                          | Kakinada                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                       | 12-Jun-09                                     | 11-Jun-14                                                                 |                                                     |
| 2                                             | 5.03                                          | East Godavari District (EAAA)                 | Andhra Pradesh                                | Godavari Gas Private Limited                  | 14-Aug-15                                     | 6-Feb-21                                                                  |                                                     |
| 3                                             | 5.04                                          | West Godavari District                        | Andhra Pradesh                                | Godavari Gas Private Limited                  | 14-Aug-15                                     | 6-Feb-21                                                                  |                                                     |
| 4                                             | 5.06                                          | Krishna District (EAAA)                       | Andhra Pradesh                                | Megha Engineering& Infrastructure Limited     | 14-Sep-15                                     | 6-Feb-21                                                                  |                                                     |
| 5                                             | 99.06                                         | Vijaywada                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                       | 28-Jul-09                                     | 27-Jul-14                                                                 |                                                     |
| 6                                             | 99.15                                         | Upper Assam                                   | Assam                                         | Assam Gas Company Limited                     | 6-Feb-15                                      | 6-Feb-15                                                                  | No exclusivity was granted as per the authorization |
| 7                                             | 2.01                                          | Chandigarh                                    | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab& Himachal Pradesh | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited           | 8-May-13                                      | 7-May-18                                                                  |                                                     |
| 8                                             | 4.05                                          | UT of Dadra& Nagar Haveli                     | Dadra& Nagar Haveli                           | Gujarat Gas Limited                           | 1-Apr-15                                      | 7-Aug-20                                                                  |                                                     |
| 9                                             | 4.06                                          | UT of Daman                                   | Daman and Diu                                 | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited           | 1-Apr-15                                      | 7-Aug-20                                                                  |                                                     |
| 10                                            | 99.01                                         | NCT of Delhi                                  | Delhi                                         | Indraprastha Gas Limited                      | 9-Jan-09                                      | 8-Jan-12                                                                  |                                                     |
| 11                                            | 6.07                                          | North Goa District                            | Goa                                           | Goa Natural Gas Private Limited               | 24-Jun-16                                     | 6-Nov-21                                                                  |                                                     |
| 12                                            | 3.02                                          | Bhavnagar                                     | Gujarat                                       | Gujarat Gas Limited                           | 5-Mar-14                                      | 4-Mar-19                                                                  |                                                     |
| 13                                            | 3.03                                          | Jamnagar                                      | Gujarat                                       | Gujarat Gas Limited                           | 17-Jan-14                                     | 16-Jan-19                                                                 |                                                     |
| 14                                            | 3.04                                          | Kutch West                                    | Gujarat                                       | Gujarat Gas Limited                           | 19-Dec-14                                     | 18-Dec-19                                                                 |                                                     |

|   15 |   6.03 | Amreli District                                                  | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 27-May-16   | 6-Nov-21   |                                                     |
|------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   16 |   6.04 | Patan District                                                   | Gujarat   | Sabarmati Gas Limited                     | 27-May-16   | 6-Nov-21   |                                                     |
|   17 |   6.05 | DahejVagraTaluka                                                 | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 6-Jun-16    | 6-Nov-21   |                                                     |
|   18 |   6.08 | Dahod District                                                   | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 27-Jun-16   | 6-Nov-21   |                                                     |
|   19 |   6.09 | Banaskantha District                                             | Gujarat   | IRM Energy Private Limited                | 1-Jul-16    | 6-Nov-21   |                                                     |
|   20 |  98.02 | Surat, Bharuch, Ankleshwar                                       | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 8-Nov-12    | 7-Nov-15   |                                                     |
|   21 |  98.04 | Nadiad                                                           | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 1-Oct-13    | 30-Sep-18  |                                                     |
|   22 |  98.05 | Navsari                                                          | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 1-Oct-13    | 30-Sep-18  |                                                     |
|   23 |  98.06 | Rajkot                                                           | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 1-Oct-13    | 30-Sep-18  |                                                     |
|   24 |  98.07 | Surendranagar                                                    | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 1-Oct-13    | 30-Sep-18  |                                                     |
|   25 |  98.08 | Ahmedabad City and Daskroi Area                                  | Gujarat   | Adani Total Gas Limited                   | 28-Nov-13   | 27-Nov-16  |                                                     |
|   26 |  98.09 | Hazira                                                           | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 17-Jul-14   | 16-Jul-17  |                                                     |
|   27 |  98.1  | Valsad                                                           | Gujarat   | Gujarat Gas Limited                       | 20-Jan-15   | 7-Aug-20   |                                                     |
|   28 |  98.11 | Anand area including Kanjari&Vadtal Villages (in Kheda District) | Gujarat   | Charotar Gas SahakariMandali Limited      | 12-May-15   | 12-May-15  | No exclusivity was granted as per the authorization |
|   29 |  99.11 | Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Sabarkantha                                | Gujarat   | Sabarmati Gas Limited                     | 16-Dec-09   | 15-Dec-14  |                                                     |
|   30 |  99.18 | Vadodara                                                         | Gujarat   | Vadodara Gas Limited                      | 28-Oct-16   | 27-Oct-19  |                                                     |
|   31 |   1.05 | Sonipat                                                          | Haryana   | GAIL Gas Limited                          | 12-Jun-09   | 11-Jun-14  |                                                     |
|   32 |   4.02 | Panipat District                                                 | Haryana   | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited       | 1-Apr-15    | 7-Aug-20   |                                                     |
|   33 |   4.01 | Bengaluru Rural and Urban Districts                              | Karnataka | GAIL Gas Limited                          | 18-Feb-15   | 17-Feb-20  |                                                     |
|   34 |   5.05 | Tumkur District                                                  | Karnataka | Megha Engineering& Infrastructure Limited | 14-Aug-15   | 6-Feb-21   |                                                     |
|   35 |   5.07 | Dharwad District                                                 | Karnataka | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited       | 14-Sep-15   | 6-Feb-21   |                                                     |
|   36 |   5.08 | Belgaum District                                                 | Karnataka | Megha Engineering& Infrastructure Limited | 14-Sep-15   | 6-Feb-21   |                                                     |
|   37 |   4.09 | Ernakulam District                                               | Kerala    | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited       | 14-Oct-15   | 8-Sep-21   |                                                     |

|   38 |   1.01 | Dewas                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh   | GAIL Gas Limited                     | 1-Jun-09   | 31-May-14   |                                                     |
|------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   39 |  99.08 | Indore (including Ujjain City)                                                                | Madhya Pradesh   | Aavantika Gas Limited                | 31-Aug-09  | 30-Aug-14   |                                                     |
|   40 |  99.12 | Gwalior                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh   | Aavantika Gas Limited                | 4-Jan-10   | 3-Jan-15    |                                                     |
|   41 |   4.03 | Palghar District and Thane Rural                                                              | Maharashtra      | Gujarat Gas Limited                  | 1-Apr-15   | 7-Dec-20    |                                                     |
|   42 |   4.04 | Raigarh District (excluding areas already authorized)                                         | Maharashtra      | Mahanagar Gas Limited                | 1-Apr-15   | 7-Dec-20    |                                                     |
|   43 |   4.08 | Pune District (excluding areas already authorized)                                            | Maharashtra      | Torrent Gas Pune Limited             | 18-May-15  | 8-Mar-21    |                                                     |
|   44 |  99.02 | Mumbai &Greater Mumbai                                                                        | Maharashtra      | Mahanagar Gas Limited                | 21-Jan-09  | 20-Jan-12   |                                                     |
|   45 |  99.05 | Pune City including Pimpri- Chiechwad& adjoining contiguous areas Hinjewadi, Chakan, Talegaon | Maharashtra      | Mahrashtra Natural Gas Limited       | 1-Jun-09   | 31-May-14   |                                                     |
|   46 |  99.07 | Thane Urban and adjoining municipalities                                                      | Maharashtra      | Mahanagar Gas Limited                | 4-Aug-09   | 3-Aug-14    |                                                     |
|   47 |   3.01 | Jalandhar                                                                                     | Punjab           | Jay Madhok Energy Private Limited    | 6-Sep-13   | 5-Sep-18    |                                                     |
|   48 |   4.07 | Amritsar District                                                                             | Punjab           | Gujarat Gas Limited                  | 5-May-15   | 6-Nov-20    |                                                     |
|   49 |   6.01 | Bhatinda District                                                                             | Punjab           | Gujarat Gas Limited                  | 10-May-16  | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   50 |   6.06 | Rupnagar District                                                                             | Punjab           | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited | 10-Jun-16  | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |
|   51 |   1.02 | Kota                                                                                          | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan State Gas Limited          | 1-Jun-09   | 31-May-14   |                                                     |
|   52 |  99.09 | Hyderabad                                                                                     | Telangana        | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited              | 9-Oct-09   | 8-Oct-14    |                                                     |
|   53 |  99.16 | Agartala                                                                                      | Tripura          | Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited  | 24-Feb-15  | 24-Feb-15   | No exclusivity was granted as per the authorization |
|   54 |   1.03 | Mathura                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh    | Sanwariya Gas Limited                | 11-Jun-09  | 10-Jun-14   |                                                     |
|   55 |   1.06 | Meerut                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh    | GAIL Gas Limited                     | 12-Jun-09  | 11-Jun-14   |                                                     |
|   56 |   2.02 | Allahabad                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh    | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited  | 8-May-13   | 7-May-18    |                                                     |
|   57 |   2.03 | Jhansi                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh    | Central UP Gas Limited               | 26-Feb-14  | 25-Feb-19   |                                                     |
|   58 |   6.02 | Saharanpur District                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh    | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited | 11-May-16  | 6-Nov-21    |                                                     |

|   59 |   98.01 | Khurja                         | Uttar Pradesh            | Adani Total Gas Limited              | 4-Dec-12   | 3-Dec-17   |
|------|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------|------------|
|   60 |   98.03 | Moradabad                      | Uttar Pradesh            | Torrent Gas Moradabad Limited        | 30-Nov-12  | 29-Nov-17  |
|   61 |   99.03 | Bareilly                       | Uttar Pradesh            | Central UP Gas Limited               | 22-Apr-09  | 21-Apr-14  |
|   62 |   99.04 | Kanpur                         | Uttar Pradesh            | Central UP Gas Limited               | 22-Apr-09  | 21-Apr-14  |
|   63 |   99.1  | Agra                           | Uttar Pradesh            | Green Gas Limited                    | 12-Nov-09  | 11-Nov-14  |
|   64 |   99.17 | Lucknow                        | Uttar Pradesh            | Green Gas Limited                    | 15-Mar-16  | 7-Aug-21   |
|   65 |   99.13 | Firozabad (Taj Trapezium Zone) | Uttar Pradesh& Rajasthan | GAIL Gas Limited                     | 26-Sep-11  | 25-Sep-14  |
|   66 |    5.01 | Udham Singh Nagar District     | Uttarakhand              | IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited  | 28-Jul-15  | 13-Feb-21  |
|   67 |    5.02 | Haridwar District              | Uttarakhand              | Haridwar Natural Gas Private Limited | 27-Jul-15  | 6-Feb-21   |