PUNE:
Mahesh
Gas Limited, an associate company of the Rs. 21,000 crore Torrent Group, under
the brand name Pune Natural Gas is set to provide Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Pune District, the formal launch for which was
announced today.
It will provide natural gas to all Industrial,
Commercial and Residential Customers in Pune District excluding areas already
authorised to Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL). The Area authorised to
Pune Natural Gas includes Ranjangaon, Baramati, Kurkumbh, Indapur, Pirangut,
Wagholi, Saswad, Sanaswadi, Khed city, Rajgurunagar, Lonavala, Talegaon Phase
II, Shirur, Shikrapur, Jejuri and other Talukas of Pune District covering
around 15,000 sq km.
The Company has started setting up CNG stations and
necessary infrastructure for PNG. 3 CNG stations at Ranjangaon, Lonikand and
Karla have been made operational and 3 more CNG stations at Baramati, Shivane
and Pune-Bangalore Highway are likely to be set-up within next 3 months. As
part of its Phase I (by 31 st March 2021) network rollout plan, the company
intends to a) set-up over 50 CNG stations, which will ensure wide-spread
availability of CNG in Pune district, b) release over 100,000 residential PNG
connections, c) supply natural gas to industries in Industrial areas of Pune
District and d) lay 1,800 inch kms of Gas Pipeline network.
In the initial phase, the Company plans to serve
residential PNG consumers of Wagholi, Lonikand, Shikrapur, Ranjangaon, Shirur,
Rajgurunagar and Baramati. Interested customers can register for PNG
connections through www.punenaturalgas.com. Work has already been initiated to
lay over 1,800 inch kms of pipeline to cater to consumers in all the key
residential, industrial and commercial areas of the geography.
With this launch, the consumers of entire Pune
District will be able to enjoy the benefits of environment friendly and
economical fuel – Natural Gas, which was till now limited only to the people
residing in Pune city.
Commenting on the formal launch of CGD (City Gas
Distribution) network in Pune District, Deepak Dalal, Director, Torrent Gas
Limited said, “Globally, natural gas contributes approximately 24% to the
primary energy mix. However, natural gas has a nominal share of 6% in India’s
primary energy mix. Given the increasing concern for climate change,
environmentally clean fuels such as Natural Gas are expected to play a dominant
role in India economic growth in the coming years.
The Government of India aims to expand the reach of
City Gas Distribution from 78 to 250 cities by 2020 and also has set a target
of taking the share of natural gas in the energy mix of India to 15% by 2025.
We intend to make a significant contribution in this endeavour by building
world-class CGD networks across the 32 Districts in 7 States; where we have
been authorized. We are delighted to bring PNG and CNG to the citizens of Pune
District and sincerely intend to provide our valued customers great service at
a reasonable price.”
Speaking on the occasion, Shridhar Tambraparni,
Executive Director, Mahesh Gas Limited said, “PNG and CNG are one of the
cleanest fuels available and will help in meeting the Country’s increasing
energy needs. Apart from being environment-friendly, PNG and CNG have many
advantages over other fuels. While PNG offers uninterrupted supply, convenience
and safety, CNG offers price advantage, better fuel efficiency, lower
maintenance costs and thereby substantial financial savings for families. We
are sure that customers will see visible advantages of PNG and CNG once they adopt
these choices.”
It may be highlighted that consumers in big cities
like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune (city), Ahmedabad, Surat, etc. have already switched
to using natural gas in a big way.
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