State to have CNG stations soon
JAIPUR: The state will soon have Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling
stations in 12 cities including Jaipur. A meeting between the Gas Authority of India Limited
(GAIL) and state government officials took place on May 12 where the
directions were given to the company to expedite the process.
A feasibility study has been conducted by the GAIL which is already running a CNG station at Kota through its subsidiary GAIL gas network. In the meeting, the company officials apprised the government about the 12 proposed locations which have been identified at Jaipur, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Jodhpur, Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Ajmer, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Chittorgarh and Bhilwara.
"In our meeting, we requested the company officials to expedite the process of city gas distribution network project in other cities. But it has to be done through the approval of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). We hope that the identified cities will soon have CNG stations," said Sudhansh Pant, secretary, and mines & petroleum.
A final decision on setting up of the CNG stations will be taken after the PNGRB selects a company and awards the contract which is done through biding process. "We are willing to expand our operations in the state. But we can only proceed after the permission is granted by PNGRB. If the board awards the contract to us, it is likely that we will follow the same model of city gas distribution network in other parts too," an official of GAIL said.
The only CNG outlet in Kota is currently in operation and four others are expected to come by the end of 2012. The CNG station there supplies gas to six industrial, eight commercial and 25 domestic consumers. Apart from being a pollution-free gas, CNG is cost effective too. In Kota, CNG is sold at Rs 47.60 per kg compared to petrol which is available at Rs. 76.68 per litre.
So far, the companies were reluctant to invest in Rajasthan because of high cost and the nitty gritty of laying the pipelines. But after successful exploration of the pollution-free gas in Ramgarh area of Jaisalmer district, many companies have shown keen interest. It is expected that 20, 000-30, 0000 standard cubic metre of gas per day can be explored from the Bankia block. Officials claim that the cost of the CNG will come down in the state once the proper infrastructure for both exploration and distribution are built up.
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A feasibility study has been conducted by the GAIL which is already running a CNG station at Kota through its subsidiary GAIL gas network. In the meeting, the company officials apprised the government about the 12 proposed locations which have been identified at Jaipur, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Jodhpur, Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Ajmer, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Chittorgarh and Bhilwara.
"In our meeting, we requested the company officials to expedite the process of city gas distribution network project in other cities. But it has to be done through the approval of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). We hope that the identified cities will soon have CNG stations," said Sudhansh Pant, secretary, and mines & petroleum.
A final decision on setting up of the CNG stations will be taken after the PNGRB selects a company and awards the contract which is done through biding process. "We are willing to expand our operations in the state. But we can only proceed after the permission is granted by PNGRB. If the board awards the contract to us, it is likely that we will follow the same model of city gas distribution network in other parts too," an official of GAIL said.
The only CNG outlet in Kota is currently in operation and four others are expected to come by the end of 2012. The CNG station there supplies gas to six industrial, eight commercial and 25 domestic consumers. Apart from being a pollution-free gas, CNG is cost effective too. In Kota, CNG is sold at Rs 47.60 per kg compared to petrol which is available at Rs. 76.68 per litre.
So far, the companies were reluctant to invest in Rajasthan because of high cost and the nitty gritty of laying the pipelines. But after successful exploration of the pollution-free gas in Ramgarh area of Jaisalmer district, many companies have shown keen interest. It is expected that 20, 000-30, 0000 standard cubic metre of gas per day can be explored from the Bankia block. Officials claim that the cost of the CNG will come down in the state once the proper infrastructure for both exploration and distribution are built up.
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