Lok Sabha Question No. 1894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Advantages of PNG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Umesh G. Jadhav, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, Saikia Dilip, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Nishikant  Dubey

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1894

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Advantages of PNG

## 1894.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the benefits of the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in comparison to LPG including the benefits of cost-effectiveness of PNG as compared to LPG;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  Natural  Gas  Pipeline  Network  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to increase the availability of PNG across the country, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and North-Eastern States;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated and utilised for the same during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has sanctioned any PNG Project to Kalaburagi in Karnataka and if so, the details of the project and implementing agency to complete the said project;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  strategy  to  increase  the  consumption  of Natural Gas across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the new steps taken by the Government to strengthen the National Gas Grid system and to achieve the Mission of 'One Nation, One Grid and One Tariff'?

## ANSWER पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

(a) PNG being supplied through pipeline, obviates the hassles of booking, handling, storing and measuring the LPG cylinder. Moreover, being lighter than air, PNG is a safer fuel for cooking. In terms of energy content per unit (kcal/kg), PNG is comparatively advantaged visà-vis LPG, however the cost of natural gas depends on a number of dynamic factors such as cost of gas procured, state taxes, tariff, subsidy given, transportation and distribution cost etc.

(b) & (c) Details of operational/under construction Natural Gas Pipelines State/UT-wise is at Annexure-I.Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections are part of the development of City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  Network  and  the  same  is  being  carried  out  by  the  entities authorised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) as per their Minimum Work  Programme  (MWP).  After  completion  of  11A  CGD  bidding  round,  PNGRB  has authorized 300 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering about 98% of the population and 88% of total geographical area of the country spread over around 630 districts in 28 states/UTs for the development of CGD network with MWP target of establishing approx. 12.50 crore PNG connections across the country by 2032. No fund is released by the Government for CGD projects. As per the MWP, the authorised entities have to lay a total length of 5,42,224 Inch Km (both steel and MDPE) across the country by 2032.Supply of natural gas to CNG (T) and PNG (D) segment of CGD sector has been placed in no cut category and has been given priority in allocation. (d) The PNGRB has granted the authorization to develop CGD networks in the districts of Kalaburagi  district  in  Karnataka  to  AGP  City  Gas  Private  Limited  during  the  10th  CGD Bidding  Round  with  MWP  target  of  providing  5,26,551  PNG  domestic  connections  and establishment of 62 CNG stations. (e) Presently in India the share of natural gas in energy basket is 6.7%. The Government has set a target to raise the share of natural gas in energy mix to 15% in 2030. Various steps taken by  the  Government  in  this  direction  include  expansion  of  National  Gas  Grid  Pipeline, expansion  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  network,  setting  up  of  Liquefied  Natural  Gas (LNG) Terminals, allocation of domestic gas to Compressed Natural Gas (Transport) / Piped Natural Gas (Domestic) CNG(T)/PNG(D) in no cut category, allowing marketing and pricing freedom with a ceiling price to gas produced from high pressure/high temperature areas, deep water & ultra-deep water and from coal seams, Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative to promote Bio-CNG, etc. (f) With the aim to create a National Gas Grid (One Nation, One Gas Grid) and increase the availability of natural gas across the country, PNGRB has authorised approximately 33,622 km  natural  gas  pipeline  network  across  the  country  out  of  which  24,623  km  natural  gas pipeline  including  spur  lines,  tie-in  connectivity,  Sub-Transmission  Pipelines  (STPL)  and dedicated pipelines are already operational and a total of 10,860 km length of pipelines is under various stages of construction. Further,  PNGRB  has  implemented  Unified  Tariff  with  effect  from  01.04.2023  for  the interconnected natural gas pipelines with an objective of 'One Nation, One Grid and One Tariff'. To simplify the implementation of Unified Tariff, entity level integrated natural gas pipeline tariff has been introduced in the Regulations. Further, to protect the overall interest of consumers in different regions number of unified tariff zones have been increased from two to three.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023 REGARDING ADVANTAGES OF PNG.

## List of fully operational common carrier natural gas pipelines

|   S.No. | Natural gas pipelines                                                                              | State(s)                                           |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Assam Regional Network                                                                             | Assam                                              |
|       2 | Cauvery basin Network                                                                              | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu                             |
|       3 | Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur-GREP(Gas Rehabilitation and Expansion Project)-Dahej- Vijaipur HVJ/VDPL | Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat   |
|       4 | Dahej-Vijaipur (DVPL)-Vijaipur-Dadri (GREP) Upgradation DVPL2 &DVPL                                | Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat   |
|       5 | Kakinada-Hydrabad-Uran-Ahmedabad (East West Pipeline)                                              | Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana    |
|       6 | Dahej-Uran-Panvel-Dhabhol                                                                          | Gujarat, Maharashtra                               |
|       7 | KG Basin Network                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry                         |
|       8 | Gujarat Regional Network                                                                           | Gujarat                                            |
|       9 | Agartala Regional Network                                                                          | Tripura                                            |
|      10 | Dadri-Panipat                                                                                      | Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh,                    |
|      11 | Mumbai Regional Newtork                                                                            | Maharashtra                                        |
|      12 | Uran-Trombay                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                        |
|      13 | High Pressure Gujarat Gas Grid                                                                     | Gujarat                                            |
|      14 | Hazira-Ankleshwar (HAPi)                                                                           | Gujarat                                            |
|      15 | Low Pressure Gujarat Gas Grid                                                                      | Gujarat                                            |
|      16 | Shahdol-Phulpur                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh                      |
|      17 | Assam Regional Network                                                                             | Assam                                              |
|      18 | Dukli-Maharajganj                                                                                  | Tripura                                            |
|      19 | Uran-Taloja                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                        |
|      20 | Vijaipur-Auraiya-Phulpur spur line                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh                      |
|      21 | Chainsa-Jhajjar-Hissar                                                                             | Haryana, Rajasthan                                 |
|      22 | Dadri-Bawana-Nangal                                                                                | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi |

## Under Construction Common Carrier Natural Gas Pipelines

|   S.No. | Name of Natural Gas Pipelines        | States from which pipelines passes                                                   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Kakinada-Vizag-Srikakulam            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       |
|       2 | Ennore-Nellore                       | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu                                                           |
|       3 | Kakinada-Vijayawada-Nellore          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       |
|       4 | North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid | Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh , Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Sikkim |
|       5 | Kanai Chhata-Shrirampur              | West Bengal                                                                          |
|       6 | Srikakulam-Angul                     | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha                                                               |
|       7 | Mumbai-Nagpur-Jharsuguda             | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha                                 |
|       8 | Jamnagar to Dwarka (Gujarat)         | Gujarat                                                                              |
|       9 | Hazaribagh-Ranchi                    | Jharkhand                                                                            |
|      10 | Gurdaspur-Jammu                      | UT of Jammu &Kashmir, Punjab                                                         |

Source: PPAC