Lok Sabha Question No. 2604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Bids for City Gas Distribution Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2604

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  March, 2022

## Bids for City Gas Distribution Network

2604.   SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  has  invited  bids  for  City  Gas Distribution (CGD) network in the sixty-five Geographical Areas in 11th CGD bidding round; and;
- (b) if so, the details of the actual progress and current status of CGD network in Maharashtra, district and geographical area-wise?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयमऔराकृितकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेरतेली )

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

- (a) Yes  Sir,  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  launched  the  11 th CGD bidding  round  on  17.09.2021  for  development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  network  in  65 Geographical Areas(GAs). PNGRB received bids against 61 GAs covering 215 (212 full & 3 part) districts including 8 GAs in the state of Maharashtra and Letters of Intent (LoIs) have been issued to all the successful bidders.
- (a) The details of progress and current status of the GAs authorized till 10 th CGD bidding round in the state of Maharashtra are at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2604  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  17.03.2022  REGARDING  BIDS  FOR CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

## Details/current status of GAs authorized in the state of Maharashtra till 10 th CGD bidding round

|   S.No. | Geographical Area/CGD Networks                                                                 | Authroized CGD Entity           |   No. of CNG stations | No. of PNGconnections   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|       1 | Palghar District & Thane Rural                                                                 | Gujarat Gas Limited             |                    21 | 2,486                   |
|       2 | Raigarh District (EAAA)                                                                        | Mahanagar Gas Limited           |                    21 | 50,073                  |
|       3 | Pune District (EAAA)                                                                           | Torrent Gas Pune Limited        |                    38 | 6,806                   |
|       4 | Ratnagiri District                                                                             | Unison Enviro Private Limited   |                    16 | 4,096                   |
|       5 | Solapur District                                                                               | Sholagasco Private Limited      |                     3 | -                       |
|       6 | Kolhapur District                                                                              | HPOIL Gas Private Limited       |                     9 | 9,148                   |
|       7 | Mumbai& Greater Mumbai                                                                         | Mahanagar Gas Limited           |                   144 | 10,15,845               |
|       8 | Pune City including Pimpri- Chichwad& adjoining contigeneous areas Hinjewadi, Chakan, Talegaon | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited |                    95 | 3,98,686                |
|       9 | Thane urban and adjoining Municipalities                                                       | Mahanagar Gas Limited           |                   118 | 7,41,244                |
|      10 | Ahmednagar& Aurangabad Districts                                                               | Bharat Gas Resources Limited    |                    21 | 3,334                   |
|      11 | Valsad (EAAA), Dhule&Nashik Districts                                                          | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited |                    45 | 90,539                  |
|      12 | Latur&Osmanabad                                                                                | Unison Enviro Private Limited   |                    10 | -                       |
|      13 | Sangli&Satara Districts                                                                        | Bharat Gas Resources Limited    |                    12 | 12,051                  |
|      14 | Sindhudurg Districts                                                                           | Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited |                     8 | 3,514                   |

Source: PNGRB