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PM Narendra Modi Launched City Gas Distribution 'CGD' Projects
PM Narendra Modi Launched City Gas Distribution Projects: Details, Aim, Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects across 129 districts which won under the 9th CGD bidding round held recently.
PM Modi launched this remotely on 22nd November 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. He also launched the 10th CGD Bidding Round in 50 GAs spread over 124 districts in 14 states.
This expansion of CGD network will benefit industrial and commercial units by ensuring the uninterrupted supply of natural gas. It will also expand the potential coverage of CGDs to about 50 percent of the country’s population, spreading over 35 percent of the area.
Around 46.5 lakh households and 32 lakh CNG vehicles are currently availing the benefit of clean fuel through existing CGD networks.
Background
In a bid to expand PNG/CNG network in India, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has launched 9th CGD bidding round in April 2018 for 86 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering 174 districts in 22 States/ Union Territories.
After the processing of the received bids, grants of authorisation were issued to the successful bidders to develop CGD network for 84 GAs.
Now, the PNGRB has also initiated the process of 10th CGD bidding round for additional 50 new GAs covering 124 districts in 14 States to increase the potential coverage to about 53 percent of the country’s area covering 70 percent of India’s population.
