No more long queues for CNG, 5000 new CNG refueling stations to come up across the country

New Delhi, Feb 15: With a new model of the Dealer Owned Dealer Operated (DODO), Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched new setting up CNG stations in India. Due to increasing demand for CNG in India, the government launched this across the country on the sidelines of Petrotech 2019.

 

Speaking at the event Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, "The country is moving towards the gas economy, as this fuel is cheaper and less polluting. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has undertaken the unprecedented expansion of City Gas Distribution network, and this will lead to the laying off more gas pipelines, increased production and availability of the gas, and also last mile connectivity of the infrastructure to provide Compressed Natural Gas and Piped Natural Gas to the consumers".

Under the general guidelines for the scheme, the entire earmarked dealer plot shall be developed exclusively for setting up of CNG station and allied commercial activities at the discretion of City Gas Distribution (CGD) activities. Under the scheme, 87 geographical areas serviced by 23 entities authorized will be covered.

More than 4600 new CNG stations are expected to open across India in next 8 years. The ongoing 10th round of CGD expects to cover 50 geographical areas, covering 124 districts spread across 14 states. After the 10th bidding, around 53 percent of the country’s area and 70 percent of the total population will have access to the CGD network. As more and more CNG stations come up, more than 10 percent of CNG stations may be based on Dealer Owned Dealer Operated model.

Many manufacturers are also moving away from diesel engines and shifting towards alternative fuels. 

Natural gas is the main source of CNG and they are highly efficient and emit low polluting particles, because of this natural gas engines are gaining popularity among the buyers.