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Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL), the metropolis state associated task of Adani Group and French elephantine TotalEnergies, has chopped prices of CNG and earthy state piped to household kitchens for cooking crossed aggregate markets, delivering nonstop alleviation to them and motorists.
CNG and home piped earthy state prices person been chopped by up to ₹4, the institution said.
The simplification follows the landmark tariff betterment by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), which has streamlined state proscription charges and lowered input costs for metropolis state distributors.
ATGL said the terms simplification varies by geography, depending connected proscription zones. In Gujarat and adjoining Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra areas, CNG is present cheaper by ₹0.50 to ₹1.90 per kg portion home PNG is down by up to ₹1.10 per modular cubic metre.
In Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana-NCR, bluish Madhya Pradesh and bordering Uttar Pradesh, CNG terms has been reduced by ₹1.40 to ₹2.55 per kg portion home PNG is cheaper by ₹1.10 to ₹4.00 per scm.
In Central and Eastern India, CNG prices autumn by ₹1.81 to ₹4.05 per kg, and home PNG are down by up to ₹4.00 per scm.
Effective January 1, 2026, PNGRB's caller tariff bid has collapsed 3 state proscription zones into two, applying a azygous Zone-1 tariff of ₹54 per cardinal British thermal portion (excluding tax) for home PNG and CNG-Transport segments nationwide.
The simplified operation removes determination inefficiencies and straight translates into little user prices.
Besides ATGL, GAIL Gas Ltd has besides announced a ₹1 simplification successful CNG and PNG prices. Indraprastha Gas Ltd, India's largest metropolis state retailer, has chopped prices of earthy state piped into household kitchens (PNG) for cooking successful Delhi and NCR towns by ₹0.70 per modular cubic metre (scm), portion Think Gas has reduced CNG prices by ₹2.50 per kg and that of PNG by up to ₹5 per scm.
Welcoming the reform, Suresh P Manglani, ED and CEO, ATGL, said the determination would marque earthy state much affordable and accelerate the adoption of cleaner fuels crossed homes and transport.
ATGL operates successful 53 geographical areas, straight and done IOAGPL, serving implicit 1.2 cardinal households and moving astir 1,100 CNG stations nationwide.
"We invited PNGRB's landmark inaugural to simplify and rationalise state proscription charges, a determination that straight benefits millions of consumers who trust connected CNG for their vehicles and piped earthy state for their homes.”
"By making earthy state much affordable and accessible, this betterment volition promote wider adoption of cleaner fuels crossed households and the proscription sector," Manglani said.
With earthy state inactive forming lone astir 6 per cent of India's vigor mix, specified cost-rationalisation measures are seen arsenic captious to achieving the government's 15% by 2030 people - positioning state arsenic India's cardinal modulation fuel.
PNGRB had connected December 16 announced a rationalised tariff operation for pipelines that determination earthy state - the feedstock for generating electricity, producing fertiliser, making CNG and utilized arsenic substance successful household kitchens.
The revised tariffs, which are effectual January 1, marque earthy state proscription simpler, fairer and much cost-effective for consumers and the metropolis state organisation sector.
Under the revised regime, effectual January 1, 2026, the fig of distance-based tariff zones has been reduced from 3 to 2 - up to 300 km and beyond - with a azygous little Zone-1 complaint (around ₹54 per cardinal British thermal unit) present applied nationwide for CNG and home PNG customers, careless of region from the state source, according to PNGRB.
