Lok Sabha Question No. 3416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Clean Energy Transition and Gas Infrastructure
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3416

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH, 2026

## CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE

† 3 416. SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

(a)  the  plan  for  the  oil  and  gas  industry  to  deal  with  the  challenges  of  aligning  with  the growing demand for clean energy;

(b) the action plan of the Government to tackle the shortage of the CNG outlets keeping in view the fact that the CNG outlets are quite less in number at present particularly at block or division level due to which consumers have to wait for long durations to get CNG filled;

(c)  the  action  plan  for  expanding  the  National  Gas  Grid  Pipeline  and  the  Urban  Gas Distribution Network; and

(d) whether the Indian companies are contemplating on various schemes keeping in view the increasing demand of gas in the domestic market and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛ मंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

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

(a) to (d) Oil and Gas industry is taking all efforts to increase share of natural gas, biofuels, green hydrogen and renewable energy in the energy mix which inter-alia include increasing share of natural gas in primary energy mix; increasing ethanol blending in petrol, blending of biodiesel  in  diesel;  setting  up  compressed  biogas  plants  under  Sustainable  Alternative Towards  Affordable Transportation (SATAT);  developing  green hydrogen  production capacity of at least 5 MMT (Million Metric Tonne) per annum and installation of Alternate Fuel Stations (EV charging).

Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections, establishment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and laying of pipeline infrastructure are part of the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network which is carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board (PNGRB) as per their Minimum Work Programme (MWP) and  techno-commercial  feasibility.  The  Government  and  PNGRB  monitor  the  progress  of CGD networks and advises the entity to resolve their issues.

PNGRB has authorized entities for development of CGD network in 307 Geographical Areas (GAs), covering the entire mainland area for the  development of CGD network across the country. The spread of natural gas in the country is also facilitated by the development of National  Gas  Grid  which  supports  the  GAs  to  access  gas.  PNGRB  has  authorized approximately 34200 km of NGPL network which include common carrier, spur line, tie-in connectivity and dedicated pipeline across the country to various entities. Upon completion of under construction pipeline, the National Gas Grid will connect all major demand centres ensuring availability of Natural Gas across all regions. As part of PNGRB's National PNG Drive  2.0,  all  authorized  entities  are  actively  undertaking  targeted  consumer  outreach  and promotional initiatives which inter alia includes enhanced stakeholder engagement, consumer outreach, and operational focus across the GA to accelerate the adoption of domestic PNG connections.

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