Regulator PNGRB of Petroleum sector has ordered urban gas retailers to charge a similar price for natural gas coming from pipes in homes for cooking, no matter what the consumption level is. This is being done so that the tendency to recover higher price on more use than a certain use limit can be curbed. Let us also tell you what kind of notice has been issued by PNGRB to retail sellers.
Government gives subsidy on PNG
The government allocates natural gas to urban gas retailers at a lower price than market price, which is called APM gas. This gas is available for sale in homes in the form of natural gas coming from pipes. Since the government allocates this at less than the market price, it is expected that urban gas retailers will benefit from it to users. The price of gas used for domestic kitchen is less than the market price, while the gas supplied to commercial installations like hotels should be at the market price.
PNGRB issued notice
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) said in a notice that some urban gas distribution (CGD) companies are implementing the growing pricing structure for domestic consumers of PNG, where the price of natural gas increases when the consumption exceeds the predetermined limit. PNGRB said that such a practice is wrong. The regulator stated that such pricing behavior can unknowingly promote unauthorized use of subsidized price mechanisms (APMs) gas. The regulator, however, did not mention the names of CGD companies involved in such practice.
How much is the price of PNG in Delhi
Pipes of piped natural gas (PNG) in the national capital remain at Rs 48.59 per SCM. IGL has not increased the prices of LPG in any part of Delhi-NCR at least in the last 7 months. If you talk about Noida Ghaziabad and Greater Noida, then PNG prices here remain at Rs 48.46 per SCM. At the same time, the price of PNG in Gurugram and Karnal in Haryana is getting to see Rs 47.40 per SCM.