In a decisive move aimed at strengthening India's transition towards a cleaner, more efficient energy landscape, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has approved the Second Amendment to the Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff Regulations, 2025, an official release said.
In a significant move aimed at increasing investment and boosting gas consumption, particularly in CNG and domestic PNG sectors, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has proposed amendments to the PNGRB (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Regulations, 2008.
The length of operational natural gas pipeline in the country has increased from 15,340 kilometres (Kms) in 2014 to 24,945 Kms, a whopping 62.6 per cent as of September 10, 2024, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas said in its year-end review of the last year.
Under the PNGRB Act, the board is responsible for setting the tariffs for pipelines used by companies to supply oil and gas. Previously, pipeline tariffs were based on railway tariffs for moving petroleum products, but the board has now introduced independent criteria for determining pipelin