Lok Sabha Question No. 2432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: City Gas Distribution
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.8.2016 CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION

## 2432.     DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

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(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  instances  of  almost  near  zero  tariff  bidding during  bidding rounds for City Gas Distribution (CGD) and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  of  re-introduction  of  cross-subsidies  between  the marketing margin and network tariff in this regard; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज् य मंत्ररी (स् विंत्र प्राार ( श्ररी धमेन्द र प्रधान

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  to  (c):  In  year  2007,  Government  has  established  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory Board (PNGRB) under the PNGRB Act 2006.  Under the Act, PNGRB grant authorization to the entities for developing a City Gas Distribution (CGD)  network in the specified Geographical Area (GA) of the country through a bidding process. PNGRB has taken note of the  near  zero  network  tariff  bidding  during  CGD  bidding  rounds.  PNGRB  has  granted authorization for CGD network in 45 GAs through bidding. Out of these 45 GAs, PNGRB has received  near  zero  network  tariff  bid  in  respect  of  37  GAs.    The  details  are  at Annexure-I . Under the provisions of PNGRB Act, 2006, matters related to bidding process and the biddable parameters to select an entity for granting authorization to develop CGD network in any part of the country falls within the domain of PNGRB.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.8.2016

## Details of CGD network bid out and the Network Tariff quoted

| S.NO.   | CGD Network                                           | Authorized Entity                                              | Near Zero Network Tariff bid   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.      | Meerut                                                | Gail Gas Limited                                               | No                             |
| 2.      | Dewas                                                 | Gail Gas Limited                                               | No                             |
| 3.      | Sonepat                                               | Gail Gas Limited                                               | No                             |
| 4.      | Kota                                                  | Gail Gas Limited                                               | No                             |
| 5.      | Kakinada                                              | Bhagyanagar Gas Limited                                        | No                             |
| 6.      | Mathura                                               | JV of M/s DSM Infratech Pvt. Ltd. &M/s Saumya Mining Pvt. Ltd. | No                             |
| 7.      | Allahabad                                             | Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd                                   | No                             |
| 8.      | Chandigarh                                            | Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd                                   | Yes                            |
| 9.      | Jhansi                                                | CUGL                                                           | No                             |
| 10.     | Kutch(E)                                              | Jay Madhok Energy Pvt Ltd                                      | Yes                            |
| 11.     | Kutch(W)                                              | GSPC GAS                                                       | Yes                            |
| 12.     | Bhavnagar                                             | Gujarat Gas Company Limited                                    | Yes                            |
| 13.     | Jamnagar                                              | GSPC Gas Company Limited                                       | Yes                            |
| 14.     | Jallandhar                                            | Jay Madhok Energy Pvt Ltd                                      | Yes                            |
| 15.     | Ludhiana                                              | Jay Madhok Energy Pvt Ltd                                      | Yes                            |
| 16.     | Panipat                                               | Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd                                   | Yes                            |
| 17.     | Eranakulam                                            | Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd                                   | Yes                            |
| 18.     | Pune( excluding area already authorized)              | M/s Mahesh Resources Pvt. Ltd.& Others                         | Yes                            |
| 19.     | Raigarh                                               | Mahanagar Gas Limited                                          | Yes                            |
| 20.     | Thane( excluding area already authorized)             | Gujarat Gas Company Limited                                    | Yes                            |
| 21.     | Amritsar                                              | GSPL                                                           | Yes                            |
| 22.     | Bengaluru ( Rural and Urban )                         | GAIL Gas Limited                                               | Yes                            |
| 23.     | UT of Dadar and Nagar                                 | Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd                                   | Yes                            |
| 24.     | UT of Daman                                           | JV of APGDC and HPCL                                           | Yes                            |
| 25.     | East Goadavari                                        | Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd                                   | Yes                            |
| 26.     | West Goadavari                                        | Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd                                   | Yes                            |
| 27.     | Dharwad                                               | GAIL Gas Limited                                               | Yes                            |
| 28.     | Udham Singh Nagar                                     | Indian Oil Adani Gas Pvt Ltd                                   | Yes                            |
| 29.     | Haridwar                                              | Consortitum of GAIL Gas a Limited and BPCL                     | Yes                            |
| 30.     | Tumkur                                                | Megha Engineering and Infra Limited                            | Yes                            |
| 31.     | Krishna( excluding area already authorized)           | Megha Engineering and Infra Limited                            | Yes                            |
| 32.     | Belgaum                                               | Megha Engineering and Infra Limited                            | Yes                            |
| 33.     | Saharanpur                                            | BPCL                                                           | Yes                            |
| 34.     | Amreli                                                | Gujarat Gas Limited                                            | Yes                            |
| 35.     | Patan                                                 | Gujarat Gas Limited                                            | Yes                            |
| 36.     | Bhatinda                                              | GSPL                                                           | Yes                            |
| 37.     | Rupnagar                                              | BPCL                                                           | Yes                            |
| 38.     | Dehej- Vagra Taluka                                   | Gujarat Gas Limited                                            | Yes                            |
| 39.     | Fatehgarh Sahib                                       | IRM Energy Private Limited                                     | Yes                            |
| 40.     | Dahod                                                 | Gujarat Gas Limited                                            | Yes                            |
| 41.     | North Goa                                             | Consortium of GAIL Gas Limited and BPCL                        | Yes                            |
| 42.     | Panchmahal                                            | Gujarat Gas Limited                                            | Yes                            |
| 43.     | Anand( excluding area already authorized) Banaskantha | Gujarat Gas Limited IRM Energy Private Limited                 | Yes Yes                        |
| 44. 45. | Ahmedabad (excluding area already authorized)         | Gujarat Gas Limited                                            | Yes                            |