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Piped Gas Network in India Increased 10 times in last 10 Years

Piped gas network in India increased by about 10 times during the incumbent government's tenure, official data showed. From just 66 districts in 2013-14, coverage rose to 630 in 2022-23, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri shared on his Twitter timeline.

 

In terms of connections, it increased from 2.54 million to 10.393 million, an increase of over four times.

 

"City Gas Distribution Network takes massive strides to offer convenient and affordable fuel. From just 66 districts in 2014, CGD network covers 630 districts in 2023; taking the number of domestic PNG connections from merely 2.540 million in 2014 to a whopping 10.393 million now," Puri tweeted.

 

The central government is promoting alternative fuels which inter alia include Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Green Hydrogen, Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG), Ethanol, for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

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