Petroleum Minister inaugurates 56 CNG stations across 13 States, 1 UT

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 11: Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, formally inaugurated 56 CNG stations spread across 13 States and a Union Territory.
With the addition of these stations to India’s CNG retail network, the daily filling capacity of the environment-friendly fuel in the country is expected to go up by over 50,000 vehicles.
The newly commissioned CNG stations are spread across Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh (UT), Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. They belong to different public and private city gas distribution (CGD) entities–Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Adani Gas Limited, Bharat Gas Resource Limited, GAIL (India) Limited, Godavari Gas Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, HP-Oil Gas Private Limited, IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Limited, Indraprastha Gas Limited, Maharashtra Gas Limited, Sabarmati Gas Limited, Think Gas Bhopal Private Limited, Think Gas Ludhiana Private Limited and Vadodara Gas Limited.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that in the last 6 years, the number of CNG stations has gone up from 947 to over 2300. He said that India is moving towards becoming a gas-based economy and the Government is committed to provide infrastructure to facilitate this. Pradhan said that the Government with the spirit of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas has worked to usher in a blue flame revolution in the country.
The Minister also appealed to the entrepreneurs to take advantage of policy reforms, compete and bring in innovation in fuel marketing which will be beneficial for the consumers.
Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Tarun Kapoor, speaking on the occasion, said that the Government is fully committed to the ushering of gas-based economy in the country. He called upon the vehicle manufacturers to promote the factory fitted CNG vehicles, and reduce fitting the external kits for the same, so that our transport sector can use more CNG.
Speaking on the occasion, SM Vaidya, Chairman IndianOil, highlighted IndianOil’s focus on realizing the honorable Prime Minister’s vision of increasing the share of natural gas in the primary energy mix of India from 6.2% at present to 15% by 2030. He shared that PNG and CNG are not restricted merely to the urban areas and are gradually becoming accessible for most Indians.

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