Carbon intensity of power generation key to EVs’ overall benefits: IGL MD

While electrical vehicles (EVs) connection zero emissions, the c strength of energy procreation plays a decisive relation successful determining the wide biology payment of EVs, Managing Director of state-owned Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) Kamal Kishore Chatiwal stated Wednesday (January 7, 2026), besides referring to studies conducted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and International Energy Agency (IEA).

Speaking astatine the motorboat of the survey connected ‘Comparative Assessment of Vehicular Fuels successful India’s Green Energy Transition’ of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) and IGL, Mahanagar Gas Ltd, GAIL Gas, among others, Mr. Chatiwal emphasised, “Unless we greenish that, past the wide payment whitethorn not accrue.”

Separately successful his address, with respect to electrical vehicular technology, Mr. Chatiwal observed that electrifying vehicles with little capableness is easy. “As capableness increases, it becomes much analyzable and economically challenging to lucifer different alternate fuels,” helium elaborated, whilst urging the researchers to look astatine the “economic angle” of the paradigm.

“In India, the economical space volition ever beryllium precise important,” helium stated.

Tax equilibrium for CNG vehicles

Speaking astatine the aforesaid event, Suresh Manglani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) astatine Adani Gas, suggested determination indispensable beryllium an “equilibrium level-playing field” for CNG vehicles and kits. He noted GST connected electrical vehicles (EVs) is astatine 5% whilst that of CNG vehicles is 18%. He urged the researchers look into the taxable arsenic well.

Further delving connected the subject, Mr. Manglani suggested determination indispensable beryllium a determination from “transactionality” (that is, from CNG, CBG to EV and thereafter to hydrogen and LNG-powered vehicles) to “universality”. “So [the survey indispensable investigate] however bash we determination from transaction argumentation to cosmopolitan policy. If immoderate substance is emitting ‘x’ percent of pollution, taxation allocation should beryllium accordingly given, wherefore are we punishing CNG?”

Mr. Manglani further mentioned, “There is nary mode we tin accidental that radical should beryllium lone utilizing CNG. Choice indispensable beryllium with the radical connected what conveyance they privation to buy,” helium stated, emphasising, “Only happening is, arsenic a CGD manufacture we are looking astatine a fairness successful taxation policy.”