Minister Hardeep Puri dedicates 166 CNG stations set up by GAIL India

Jul 18,2022

In a significant step towards achieving Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of a Natural Gas-based economy, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri today dedicated 166 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations to community service.

GAIL (India) Limited and nine of its group City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies established these CNG stations in 41 Geographical Areas across 14 states.

Shri Puri dedicated the stations via video link at a ceremony on June 15, 2022, in the presence of Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Labour and Employment Shri Rameswar Teli, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Pankaj Jain, and senior officials from the Ministry and Oil and Gas companies.

After the completion of ongoing CGD development in GAs awarded under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board's 11th and 11th A CGD bidding rounds, 98% of India's population and 88% of its geographical area will have access to Natural Gas.

GAIL (India) ended at Rs144 up by Rs3.65 or 2.6% from its previous closing of Rs140.35 on the BSE.