Lok Sabha Question No. 3243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Expansion of City Gas Distribution Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Devesh Shakya

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3243

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  March, 2025

## EXPANSION OF CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

†3243. SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

(a) the current status of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network expansion in Etah and Kasganj districts;

(b) whether the Government has formulated any concrete plan to ensure the availability of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Etah and Kasganj, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the work completed so far under this plan and the future roadmap;

(d) the number of households, industrial units and transport vehicles targeted to be connected to the CGD network in Etah and Kasganj; and

(e) whether the Government is taking any special measures to expedite the completion of this project and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a)  to  (e)  Providing  Piped  Natural  Gas  (PNG)  connections  and  establishment  of  Compressed Natural  Gas  (CNG)  stations  are  part  of  the  development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD) Network and the same is being carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  as  per  their  Minimum  Work  Programme  (MWP).  After completion of 12/12A CGD bidding round, PNGRB has authorized entities for the development of  CGD  network  in  307  Geographical  Areas  (GAs),  including  cities  falling  within  the  GA, covering  almost  100%  of  the  mainland area for  the  development  of  CGD network across  the country.

PNGRB  has  authorised  GA  covering  Farrukhabad,  Etah  and  Hardoi  Districts  to  Hindustan Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  and  Kasganj  GA  to  Megha  City  Gas  Distribution  Private Limited  for  development  of  CGD  Network.  The  GA  wise  progress  of  PNG  domestic connections, CNG Stations and Industrial connections as on 31.01.2025, along with target date of  completion  of  Farrukhabad,  Etah  and  Hardoi  Districts  GA  and  Kasganj  district  GA  is  at Annexure .

Government has taken various steps to ensure the availability of Natural Gas to CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) sector which includes allocating domestic gas on priority  basis  to CNG (T)/PNG (D); diverting domestic gas from non-priority sectors to meet the requirement for CNG (T)/PNG (D) sector, expansion of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network, expansion of National Gas  Grid  Pipeline, setting up of Liquefied  Natural  Gas  (LNG)  Terminals,  Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiatives to promote Bio-CNG, etc. Government has also notified that gas produced from discoveries in Deepwater, Ultra Deepwater and High Pressure-High  Temperature areas, in any situation  which  may  require  proportionate distribution of the gas offered under the bidding process, the contractor shall offer gas to bidders belonging to CNG (T)/PNG (D)sectoronpriority.

Regular review of progress of projects is conducted by PNGRB and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with the entities to expedite the projects.

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3243 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2025 REGARDING EXPANSION OF CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

| S.No   | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks        | State/Unio n Territory   | Authorized CGD Entity                       | Date of Authoriza tion   | Date of Target Completio n   | PNG Domestic   | PNG Domestic     | PNG Domestic   | CNG Stations   | CNG Stations    | CNG Stations   |
|--------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| S.No   | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks        | State/Unio n Territory   | Authorized CGD Entity                       | Date of Authoriza tion   | Date of Target Completio n   | MWP Target     | Pro- Rata Target | achievement    | CNG MWP Target | Pro-Rata Target | achievement    |
| 1      | Farrukhabad, Etah and Hardoi Districts | Uttar Pradesh            | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited     | 29-Mar-19                | 31-Mar-29                    | 98000          | 27767            | 14571          | 75             | 32              | 51             |
| 2      | Kasganj district                       | Uttar Pradesh            | Megha City Gas Distribution Private Limited | 04-May-22                | 30-Jun-30                    | 252000         | 39900            | 0              | 45             | 11              | 4              |

(Source: PNGRB)