Lok Sabha Question No. 621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Status of City Gas Distribution Project in Puducherry
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Ve Vaithilingam

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 621

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  February, 2025

## Status of City Gas Distribution Project in Puducherry

## 621. SHRI VE VAITHILINGAM:

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢी

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

- (a) the present status of the City Gas Distribution project;
- (b)  the  number  of  cities  identified  for  the  implementation  of  City  Gas  Distribution,  the number of cities covered by the City Gas project and the number of households connected under this scheme, year-wise; and
- (c)  whether  Puducherry  has  been  included  in  the  City  Gas  Distribution  scheme,  if  so,  the details  of  the  implementation  of  this  work  along  with  the  present  status  in  respect  of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयमऔर Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी (ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

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

- (a) & (b) 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.  As  on  30.11.2024,  the  authorized  entities  have  established  7,395  CNG stations and provided 1.39 crore PNG (Domestic) connections across the country. The yearwise number of households connections in the country are as follows:
- (c) PNGRB has authorised 4 Geographical Areas (GAs) (including 1 GA spread over Kerala & Puducherry & 1 GA spread over Puducherry & Tamil Nadu) covering all the districts in State  /  Union  Territory  (UT)  of  Puducherry.  The  GA-wise  details  of  CGD  Network  in Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam as on 30.11.2024 is at Annexure-I .

|                               |   March, 2018 |   March, 2019 |   March, 2020 |   March, 2021 |   March, 2022 | March, 2023   | March, 2024   |
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| PNG (D) Connections (in lakh) |         42.02 |         54.04 |         65.59 |          78.2 |         93.03 | 1,10.29       | 1,29.23       |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 621 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025 REGARDING STATUS OF CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION PROJECT IN PUDUCHERRY

(GA-wise details of CGD Projects in Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam)

| Sl No.   | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks    | State/Union Territory   | Authorized                            | Date of       | Domestic PNG Connections   | Domestic PNG Connections   | Domestic PNG Connections   | CNG Stations   | CNG Stations    | CNG Stations   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Sl No.   | Geographical Area/ CGD Networks    |                         | CGD Entity                            | Authorization | MWPTarget                  | Pro-Rata Target            | Achieve ment               | CNG MWP Target | Pro-Rata Target | Achievement    |
| 1.       | Kannur, Kasaragod & Mahe Districts | Kerala Puducherry       | Indian- Oil Adani Gas Private Limited | 14-Sep-18     | 367176                     | 61196                      | 7745                       | 125            | 31              | 25             |
| 2.       | Karaikal & Nagapattinam Districts  | Puducherry Tamil Nadu   | Torrent Gas Private Limited           | 28-Sep-18     | 166644                     | 52771                      | 456                        | 27             | 13              | 8              |
| 3.       | Puducherry District                | Puducherry              | East Coast Gas Private Limited        | 25-Sep-18     | 275000                     | 45833                      | 0                          | 130            | 33              | 2              |
| 4.       | Yanam                              | Puducherry              | HCG Yanam Private Limited             | 08-Aug-22     | 51000                      | 5950                       | 0                          | 51             | 9               | 8              |
| Total:   | Total:                             | Total:                  | Total:                                | Total:        | 859820                     | 165750                     | 8201                       | 333            | 86              | 43             |

(Source - PNGRB)

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