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National News 16

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WE ARE THEGREEN FUTURE. WE ARE MGLThe foundation of future lies in the present.At present, Mahanagar Gas Limitied (MGL) is an organisation that reaches over 10 lakh families everyday through its ever expanding Piped Natural Gas (PNG) network. Simultaneously, it also fuels over 6 lakh vehicles with clean fuel - Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

This reach concludes into lesser pollution withevery progressing day.

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3 GAS STATISTICS REPORT

Gas Production/Consumption/Imports (mmscmd)

Trend In Gas ProduCTIon/ConsumPTIon/ImPorTs (mmsCmd)

Trend In ConsumPTIon of PeTroleum ProduCTs

seCTor-wIse Gas ConsumPTIon of domesTIC Gas and rlnG (Jan-21)

Source: PPAC, NGS Research

In ‘000 mT feb-20 mar-20 apr-20 may-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 aug-20 sep-20 oct-20 nov-20 dec-20 Jan-21 feb-21

LPG 2106 2293 2113 2296 2064 2264 2273 2266 2422 2354 2530 2493 2267

Naphtha 1219 1312 791 991 1231 1282 1078 1142 1302 1345 1240 1271 1223

MS 2511 2156 973 1770 2282 2261 2382 2451 2655 2665 2706 2611 2435

HSD 7162 5660 3254 5494 6300 5511 4850 5494 6997 7046 7188 6808 6550

FO & LSHS 587 472 293 469 522 506 511 490 532 516 560 539 527

Petroleum coke 1591 1592 775 2502 1414 1634 1393 1346 1394 1402 1595 1612 1598

Total gas consumption by sector (mmscmd)

Sector’s share in total gas consumption(%)

Consumption of LNG (mmscmd)Consumption of domestic gas (mmscmd)

49.5815.4234.1632.04

15.263.0612.199.86

7.060.196.874.57

28.5517.1011.4518.45

32.4216.6115.8120.95

21.8711.0610.8114.13

fertiliser RefineryPower CGd Petrochemicals others

15.00 %

10.00

5.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00

0.00 0.00

30.00

35.00

25.00

20.00

mm

scm

d

domestic gas production

has increased in recent

months backed by new

production from reliance

gas fields in KG Basin.

meanwhile, lnG imports

have been seeing a steady

fall due to the prevailing

high import prices.

fertiliser sector has the

most share of the total gas

consumption followed by

the CGD sector.

32.04

18.45

9.86

20.95

49.58

15.42

34.16

28.55

17.1015.26

11.45 12.19

3.06

15.81

7.06

0.19

4.57

14.1321.87

11.0610.81

Total gas consumption (Jan 2021) : 154.74 mmscmd Total RLNG consumption : 91.29 mmscmdTotal domestic gas consumption : 63.45 mmscmd

32.42

Gas statistics - Domestic anD international

Jan

20

Mar

20

Apr-2

0

Feb

20

May

-20

Junr

-20

Jul-2

0

Aug-

20

Sep-

20

Dec-

20

Jan-

21

Nov-

20

Oct-2

0

LNG imports (mmscmd)Net gas production (mmscmd) Import dependency (%)

120.00

140.00

100.00

60.00

40.00

80.00

20.00

0.00

mm

scm

d

60.00

70.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

10.00

0.00

20.00

%

52.61

60.79

56.07

46.95

51.6955.44

55.63

55.72

56.1758.28

56.1153.37

49.26

81.6

1

77.8

4

75.0

6

68.8

7

71.4

5

75.0

1

76.4

3

76.2

3

74.2

6

75.7

4

75.4

3

75.9

7

79.9

4

90.6

1

120.

70

95.8

0

60.9

6

76.4

4

93.3

4

95.8

3

95.9

2

95.1

6

105.

80

96.4

3

86.9

4

77.6

1

16.61

6.87

GAS STATISTICS REPORT4

Gas - Price & analyticsCRuDe pRiCe (iNDiaN BasKeT)

BReNT/ WTi/ JapaN oiL impoRT pRiCe ($/BaRRReL)

iNTeRNaTioNaL Gas/LNG pRiCes ($/mmBTu)

DomesTiC Gas pRiCe ($/mmBTu)

$/Ba

rrel

9

10

87654

3

210

3.82

6.61

5.3

2.5 2.48

5.56

2.89 3.06 3.363.69

6.36.78

7.67

9.32

8.43

5.61

0

Oct 15-Mar 16

Apr-Sep 16

Oct 16-Mar 17

Apr-Sep 17

Oct 17-Mar 18

Apr-Sep 18

Oct 18-Mar 19

Apr-Sep 19

Oct 19- Mar 20

Apr- Sep 20

Oct 20 - Mar 21

Apr-Sep 2021

$/Ba

rrel

70.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00

0.00

Price cap for deepwater, ultra deepwater, high temp high pressure areasDomestic gas price (GCV basis)

Jan-

20

Feb-

20

Mar

-20

Apr-2

0

May

-20

Jun-

20

Jul-2

0

Aug-

20

Sep-

20

Oct 2

0

Nov

20

Dec

20

Jan

21

Feb

21

80

40

50

60

70

30

20

20

18

14

10

6

2

16

12

8

4

0

10

0

Japan oil import price ($/barrel)

Brent ($/barrel)

WTI ($/barrel)

East Asian Delivered LNG indicator

Henry Hub

European spot Indicator

Japan LNG contract price

Source: NGS Research, PPAC, EIA, LNG Journal

Jan-20 feb-20 mar-20 apr-20 may-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 aug-20 sep-20 oct-20 nov-20 dec-20 Jan-21 feb-21

3.84 2.92 2.75 1.97 1.54 1.67 1.79 2.82 3.91 5.13 5.05 5.80 7.57 6.25

2 1.87 1.75 1.69 1.71 1.58 1.70 2.30 2.01 2.32 2.56 2.60 2.63 5.32

9.31 8.86 7.55 5.91 6.11 6.82 7.10 7.28 7.04 7.02 7.15 7.78 8.40 9.09

5.9 3.4 3.4 2.4 2.2 3.80 4.20 3.40 4.50 6.00 6.80 7.40 18.50 12.70

27.7

19.9

30.6

40.63

63.89

54.99

43.35 44.19 41.35

40.66

43.3449.84 54.79

61.22

3.06 3.23 2.39

1.79 1.79

3.624.06

freezing temperatures across

asia and europe drove lnG

prices to record highs in starting

months of 2021 pushing up the

cost of shipping the fuel globally

as buyers grappled with tight

inventories and a shortage of

tankers. spot asian LNG prices

were up massively in January

this year since touching a

record low in may 2020 during

lockdowns to stem the spread

of the coronavirus. us natural

gas prices hit a new high in

February this year.


Crude prices have

been continuously

rising since october

2020 reaching a

monthly average of

over $60 in January

this year. They have

since seen some

downward revision.

domestic gas prices

have been cut vis-à-vis

previous six months.

Feb 20

55.66

50.54

70.63

Apr 20

18.38

16.55

42.21

May 20

29.38

28.56

24.96

Jul 20

43.24

40.71

32.78

Sep 20

40.91

39.63

46.25

Jun-20

40.27

38.31

24.55

Aug 20

44.74

42.34

43.45

Oct 20

40.19

39.4

44.54

Dec 20

49.99

47.02

44.46

Nov 20

42.69

40.94

42.31

Jan 21

49.99

47.02

44.46

Feb 21

54.77

52

50.09

Jan 20

63.65

57.52

70.33

Mar 20

32.01

29.21

62.16

GAS STATISTICS REPORT 5

CNG sTaTioNs/pNG NeTWoRK aCRoss iNDia (as 31.12. 2020)


CnG / PnG

CNG stations Domestic Commercial Industrial

Kakinada Bhagyanagar Gas Limited 10 53,442 117 2East Godavari District (EAAA) Godavari Gas Private Limited 13 38,121 5 0Vijaywada Bhagyanagar Gas Limited 23 36,046 27 0West Godavari District Godavari Gas Private Limited 11 34,527 11 1Krishna District (EAAA) Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited 15 9,628 81 15

72 171,764 241 18Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu

Chittoor, Kolar and Vellore Districts AGP City Gas Private Limited 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 1Assam Upper Assam Assam Gas Company Limited 1 35,748 1,162 404

1 35,748 1,162 404Patna District GAIL (India) Limited 8 21,984 9 0Aurangabad, Kaimur & Rohtas Districts Indian Oil Corporation Limited 1 0 0 0Begusarai District Think Gas Begusarai Private Limited 1 0 0 0

10 21,984 9 0Chandigarh (UT), Haryana, Punjab & Himachal Pradesh

Chandigarh Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 15 111,396 37 9

15 111,396 37 9Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli Gujarat Gas Limited 7 5,995 51 42

7 5,995 51 42Daman & Diu (UT) UT of Daman Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 4 4,736 26 24

4 4,736 26 24Daman and Diu & Gujarat Diu & Gir Somnath Districts IRM Energy Private Limited 9 0 0 0

9 0 0 0Goa North Goa District Goa Natural Gas Private Limited 4 4,559 2 4

4 4,559 2 4Surat, Bharuch, Ankleshwar Gujarat Gas Limited 104 673,166 9,133 997Ahmedabad City and Daskroi Area Adani Gas Limited 66 401,416 2,835 845Rajkot Gujarat Gas Limited 68 248,584 1,414 989Gandhinagar Mehsana Sabarkantha Sabarmati Gas Limited 104 199,101 864 349Vadodara Vadodara Gas Limited 20 168,216 2,616 3Gandhinagar Gujarat Gas Limited 14 125,096 533 27Valsad Gujarat Gas Limited 25 107,947 350 682Navsari Gujarat Gas Limited 23 103,875 254 51Nadiad Gujarat Gas Limited 25 64,113 377 19Anand District (EAAA) Gujarat Gas Limited 26 37,233 240 15Hazira Gujarat Gas Limited 1 35,845 122 16Bhavnagar Gujarat Gas Limited 22 34,152 275 61

Anand area including Kanjari & Vadtal Villages (in Kheda District) Charotar Gas Sahakari Mandali Limited 6 33,109 666 134

Surendranagar Gujarat Gas Limited 18 25,019 212 362Banaskantha District IRM Energy Private Limited 27 22,600 90 10Jamnagar Gujarat Gas Limited 18 20,433 153 94Panchmahal District Gujarat Gas Limited 25 15,690 84 82Patan District Sabarmati Gas Limited 19 11,456 16 5Amreli District Gujarat Gas Limited 13 4,699 24 1

PNG connections State/Union Territory

Andhra Pradesh

Gujarat

Goa Total

Geographical Area/CGD Networks Authorized CGD Entity

Daman and Diu & Gujarat Total

Assam Total

Bihar Total

Chandigarh (UT), Haryana, Punjab & Himachal Pradesh Total

Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) Total

Daman & Diu (UT) Total

Bihar

23. Status of PNG connections and CNG stations across India (Nos.), as on 31.12.2020 (P)

Andhra Pradesh Total

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu Total

28 Snapshot of India's Oil Gas data - January, 2021


PNG connections State/Union Territory Geographical Area/CGD Networks Authorized CGD Entity

Dahod District Gujarat Gas Limited 10 2,751 8 17Kutch (West) Gujarat Gas Limited 12 1,327 23 1Dahej Vagra Taluka Gujarat Gas Limited 4 1,059 12 27Vadodara Adani Gas Limited 6 616 1 89Ahmedabad City (Only for CNG) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 22 - - -Junagadh District Torrent Gas Private Limited 11 0 0 0Kheda District (EAAA) & Mahisagar District Adani Gas Limited 10 0 0 0Ahmedabad District (EAAA) Gujarat Gas Limited 8 0 0 0Surendranagar District (EAAA) & Morbi District (EAAA) Adani Gas Limited 5 0 0 0Barwala & Ranpur Talukas Adani Gas Limited 3 0 0 0Narmada (Rajpipla) District Gujarat Gas Limited 3 0 0 0Porbandar District Adani Gas Limited 3 0 0 0Navsari District (EAAA), Surat District (EAAA), Tapi District (EAAA) & the Dangs District

Adani Gas Limited 2 0 0 0

723 2,337,503 20,302 4,876Faridabad Adani Gas Limited 20 59,117 176 365Sonipat GAIL Gas Limited 16 24,189 41 151Gurugram Haryana City Gas Distribution Limited 29 22,218 139 153Panipat District Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 9 16,939 8 21Karnal District Indraprastha Gas Limited 7 9,276 0 7Rewari District Indraprastha Gas Limited 12 9,180 13 58Yamunanagar District Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 4 6,061 0 0Kaithal District Indraprastha Gas Limited 2 6,018 0 0Ambala & Kurukshetra Districts HPOIL Gas Private Limited 6 4,681 0 0Nuh and Palwal Distircts Adani Gas Limited 8 1,476 4 34Rohtak District Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 2 733 0 0Jhajjar District Haryana City Gas (KCE) Private Limited 3 24 0 0Sonipat District (EAAA) & Jind District Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 6 0 0 0Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri & Mahendragarh Districts Adani Gas Limited 5 0 0 0Hisar District HCG (KCE) Private Limited 2 0 0 0Gurugram Indraprastha Gas Limited 8 12,390 38 6

139 172,302 419 795

Haryana & Himachal Pradesh Panchkula District (EAAA), Sirmaur, Shimla & Solan (EAAA) Districts Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 3 0 0 0

3 0 0 0Haryana & Punjab Sirsa, Fatehabad and Mansa (Punjab) Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 5 0 0 0

5 0 0 0Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur, Hamirpur & Una Districts Bharat Gas Resources Limited 1 89 0 0

1 89 0 0Ranchi District GAIL (India) Limited 4 11,267 0 0East Singhbhum District GAIL (India) Limited 4 8,449 0 0Giridih & Dhanbad Districts GAIL Gas Limited 0 3,858 0 0Bokaro, Hazaribagh & Ramgarh Districts Indian Oil Corporation Limited 5 0 0 0

13 23,574 0 0Bengaluru Rural and Urban Districts GAIL Gas Limited 28 175,004 194 125Tumkur District Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited 0 14,928 86 31Belgaum District Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited 2 12,064 57 20

Haryana

Jharkhand

Haryana Total

Haryana & Himachal Pradesh Total

Haryana & Punjab Total

Himachal Pradesh Total

Gujarat Total

Karnataka

Jharkhand Total






19 16,953 0 0Puducherry & Tamil Nadu Karaikal & Nagapattinam Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 1 0 0 0

1 0 0 0Rupnagar District Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 6 4,775 0 0Amritsar District Gujarat Gas Limited 13 2,685 34 0Fatehgarh Sahib District IRM Energy Private Limited 5 1,355 16 32Bhatinda District Gujarat Gas Limited 4 421 0 0Ludhiana District (EAAA), Barnala & Moga Districts Think Gas Ludhiana Private Limited 9 18 0 0SAS Nagar District (EAAA), Patiala & Sangrur Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 12 0 0 0Jalandhar District (EAAA), Kapurthala & SBS Nagar Districts Think Gas Ludhiana Private Limited 10 0 0 0Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 8 0 0 0Jalandhar Jay Madhok Energy Private Limited led Consortium 3 0 0 0Ludhiana Jay Madhok Energy Private Limited led Consortium 3 0 0 0Ferozepur, Faridkot and Sri Muktsar Sahib Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 1 0 0 0

74 9,254 50 32Kota Rajasthan State Gas Limited 7 14,543 17 15Ajmer, Pali and Rajsamand Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited 0 12,135 0 0Bhiwadi (in Alwar District) Haryana City Gas Distribution (Bhiwadi) Limited 1 468 0 44Kota District (EAAA), Baran & Chittorgarh (Only Rawatbhata Taluka) Districts

Torrent Gas Private Limited 9 0 0 0

Chittorgarh (Other than Rawatbhata Taluka) & Udaipur Districts* Adani Gas Limited 8 0 0 0

Jalore and Sirohi Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 5 0 0 0Barmer, Jaisalmer & Jodhpur Districts AGP CGD India Private Limited 4 0 0 0Bhilwara & Bundi Districts Adani Gas Limited 4 0 0 0Dholpur District Dholpur CGD Private Limited 4 0 0 0CNG (DBS) NOC Rajasthan State Gas Limited 2 0 0 0

44 27,146 17 59Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram District AGP CGD India Private Limited 2 0 0 0

2 0 0 0Hyderabad Bhagyanagar Gas Limited 62 110,869 17 42Medak, Siddipet & Sangareddy Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 12 0 0 0

74 110,869 17 42Agartala Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited 5 42,150 442 60West Tripura (EAAA) District Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited 3 5,630 0 0Gomati District Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited 3 0 0 0

11 47,780 442 60Gautam Budh Nagar District Indraprastha Gas Limited 49 246,061 600 838Ghaziabad & Hapur Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited 52 231,088 291 365Kanpur Central UP Gas Limited 30 70,133 212 71Agra Green Gas Limited 23 68,432 61 17Lucknow Green Gas Limited 34 58,081 57 11Meerut GAIL Gas Limited 17 47,078 41 58Allahabad Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 6 35,758 22 3Bareilly Central UP Gas Limited 14 28,642 121 23Varanasi District GAIL (India) Limited 10 26,076 26 0Meerut District (EAAA), Muzaffarnagar & Shamli Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited 10 13,792 3 0

Rajasthan Total

Tamil Nadu Total

Telangana Total

Tripura Total

Odisha Total

Puducherry & Tamil Nadu Total

Punjab Total

Punjab

Rajasthan

Telangana

Tripura




Dahod District Gujarat Gas Limited 10 2,751 8 17Kutch (West) Gujarat Gas Limited 12 1,327 23 1Dahej Vagra Taluka Gujarat Gas Limited 4 1,059 12 27Vadodara Adani Gas Limited 6 616 1 89Ahmedabad City (Only for CNG) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 22 - - -Junagadh District Torrent Gas Private Limited 11 0 0 0Kheda District (EAAA) & Mahisagar District Adani Gas Limited 10 0 0 0Ahmedabad District (EAAA) Gujarat Gas Limited 8 0 0 0Surendranagar District (EAAA) & Morbi District (EAAA) Adani Gas Limited 5 0 0 0Barwala & Ranpur Talukas Adani Gas Limited 3 0 0 0Narmada (Rajpipla) District Gujarat Gas Limited 3 0 0 0Porbandar District Adani Gas Limited 3 0 0 0Navsari District (EAAA), Surat District (EAAA), Tapi District (EAAA) & the Dangs District

Adani Gas Limited 2 0 0 0

723 2,337,503 20,302 4,876Faridabad Adani Gas Limited 20 59,117 176 365Sonipat GAIL Gas Limited 16 24,189 41 151Gurugram Haryana City Gas Distribution Limited 29 22,218 139 153Panipat District Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 9 16,939 8 21Karnal District Indraprastha Gas Limited 7 9,276 0 7Rewari District Indraprastha Gas Limited 12 9,180 13 58Yamunanagar District Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 4 6,061 0 0Kaithal District Indraprastha Gas Limited 2 6,018 0 0Ambala & Kurukshetra Districts HPOIL Gas Private Limited 6 4,681 0 0Nuh and Palwal Distircts Adani Gas Limited 8 1,476 4 34Rohtak District Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 2 733 0 0Jhajjar District Haryana City Gas (KCE) Private Limited 3 24 0 0Sonipat District (EAAA) & Jind District Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 6 0 0 0Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri & Mahendragarh Districts Adani Gas Limited 5 0 0 0Hisar District HCG (KCE) Private Limited 2 0 0 0Gurugram Indraprastha Gas Limited 8 12,390 38 6

139 172,302 419 795

Haryana & Himachal Pradesh Panchkula District (EAAA), Sirmaur, Shimla & Solan (EAAA) Districts Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 3 0 0 0

3 0 0 0Haryana & Punjab Sirsa, Fatehabad and Mansa (Punjab) Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 5 0 0 0

5 0 0 0Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur, Hamirpur & Una Districts Bharat Gas Resources Limited 1 89 0 0

1 89 0 0Ranchi District GAIL (India) Limited 4 11,267 0 0East Singhbhum District GAIL (India) Limited 4 8,449 0 0Giridih & Dhanbad Districts GAIL Gas Limited 0 3,858 0 0Bokaro, Hazaribagh & Ramgarh Districts Indian Oil Corporation Limited 5 0 0 0

13 23,574 0 0Bengaluru Rural and Urban Districts GAIL Gas Limited 28 175,004 194 125Tumkur District Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited 0 14,928 86 31Belgaum District Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited 2 12,064 57 20

Haryana

Jharkhand

Haryana Total

Haryana & Himachal Pradesh Total

Haryana & Punjab Total

Himachal Pradesh Total

Gujarat Total

Karnataka

Jharkhand Total


















Andhra Pradesh

Gujarat

Goa Total



Assam Total

Bihar Total




Bihar







Dharwad District Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 2 10,784 3 0Dakshina Kannada District* GAIL Gas Limited 7 4,167 0 0Ramanagara District Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited 4 544 0 1Chitradurga & Davanagere Districts Unison Enviro Private Limited 1 0 0 0

44 217,491 340 177Ernakulam District Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 9 42,410 11 8Palakkad & Thrissur Districts Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 5 0 0 0Alapuzzha, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram Districts AGP City Gas Private Limited 0 0 0 2

14 42,410 11 10Indore (including Ujjain City) Aavantika Gas Limited 39 58,737 93 228Gwalior Aavantika Gas Limited 15 22,766 43 7Dewas GAIL Gas Limited 3 12,433 28 40Dhar District Naveriya Gas Private Limited 2 495 14 0Bhopal & Rajgarh Districts Think Gas Bhopal Private Limited 9 0 0 0

Ujjain (EAAA) District, Dewas (EAAA) District and Indore (EAAA) District Gujarat Gas Limited 4 0 0 0

Gwalior (EAAA) District and Sheopur District Rajasthan State Gas Limited 2 0 0 0Rewa District Indian Oil Corporation Limited 1 0 0 0

75 94,431 178 275Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Jhabua, Banswara, Ratlam and Dungarpur Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 3 0 0 0

3 0 0 0

Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh Jhansi (EAAA) District, Bhind, Jalaun, Lalitpur and Datia Districts Adani Gas Limited 2 0 0 0

2 0 0 0Mumbai & Greater Mumbai Mahanagar Gas Limited 141 916,841 3,115 15Thane urban and adjoining Municipalities Mahanagar Gas Limited 107 591,758 902 61Pune City including Pimpri - Chichwad & adjoining contigeneous areas Hinjewadi, Chakan, Talegaon

Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited 85 311,692 370 221

Raigarh District (EAAA) Mahanagar Gas Limited 18 39,552 0 1Ratnagiri District Unison Enviro Private Limited 12 1,010 1 24Kolhapur District HPOIL Gas Private Limited 4 944 0 0Sindhudurg District Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited 4 924 0 0Pune District (EAAA) Torrent Gas Pune Limited 18 755 0 3Palghar District & Thane Rural Gujarat Gas Limited 15 331 11 31Sangli & Satara Districts Bharat Gas Resources Limited 0 147 0 0Ahmednagar & Aurangabad Districts Bharat Gas Resources Limited 2 0 0 0Latur & Osmanabad Districts Unison Enviro Private Limited 2 0 0 0

408 1,863,954 4,399 356Maharashtra & Gujarat Valsad (EAAA), Dhule & Nashik Districts Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited 15 11,563 0 0

15 11,563 0 0

National Capital Territory of Delhi (UT) National Capital Territory of Delhi Indraprastha Gas Limited 424 1,003,575 2,512 1,492

424 1,003,575 2,512 1,492Khordha District GAIL (India) Limited 9 11,567 0 0Cuttack District GAIL (India) Limited 6 5,386 0 0Sundargarh & Jharsuguda Districts GAIL Gas Limited 2 0 0 0Ganjam, Nayagarh & Puri Districts GAIL Gas Limited 2 0 0 0

Maharashtra Total

Maharashtra & Gujarat Total

National Capital Territory of Delhi (UT) Total

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Odisha

Karnataka Total

Kerala Total

Madhya Pradesh Total

Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Total

Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh Total




Source: PPAC, PNGRB; *Others-APGDC, HEPL, IGGL, IMC, Consortium of H-Energy

PnG / lnG / PIPelInesGas pipeline network (as of november 2020)

length in km & Capacity in mmscmd GaIl GsPl PIl IoC aGCl rGPl GGl dfPCl onGC GIGl GITl others* TotalOperational` Length 8241 2265 1460 132 105 312 73 42 24 12654 Capacity 171.6 43 85 20 2.4 3.5 5.1 0.7 6 337.3Partially commissioned Length 3533 23 442 364 4362 Capacity Total operational Length 11774 2265 1460 155 105 312 73 42 24 442 364 17016Under Construction Length 6352 1398 2335 1678 3780 15543 Capacity Total Length 18126 2265 1460 1553 105 312 73 42 24 2777 2042 3780 32559

existing lnG terminals Location promoters Capacity (mmtpa) Cap. utilisation on 1.02.2021 apr 20 to Dec 20 (%)

Dahej Petronet LNG 17.5 95.8Hazira Shell Energy 5 89.3Dabhol* Konkan LNG 5 58.7Kochi Petronet LNG 5 17.1Mundra GSPC LNG 5 36.7Ennore IOC 5 11.9Total capacity 42.5

* to be increased to 5 mmtpa with breakwater

CGd faCTsheeTGas Consumption by CGD (2019-2020) (mmscmd) 29.82

Gas Consumption by CGD (Apr 20-Jan 2021) (mmscmd) 23.87

No. of authorised GAs 232

No. of CNG stations (31.12.2020) 2629

No. of CNG vehicles (million) (1.05.2020) 3.2

No. of PNG connections (million) (31.12.2020) 7.29



Moradabad Torrent Gas Moradabad Limited 5 8,939 13 75Saharanpur District Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 5 8,337 0 0Kanpur (EAAA) District, Fatehpur and Hamirpur Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited 5 8,003 0 0Khurja Adani Gas Limited 4 6,123 4 232Mathura Sanwariya Gas Limited 11 4,585 39 77Allahabad District (EAAA), Bhadohi & Kaushambi Districts Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 7 284 0 0Jhansi Central UP Gas Limited 4 207 0 0Moradabad (EAAA) District Torrent Gas Private Limited 9 80 0 1Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat & Etawah Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 14 0 0 0Gonda and Barabanki Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 5 0 0 0Bulandshahr (part) District Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 4 0 0 0Bulandshahr District (EAAA), Aligarh & Hathras Districts Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 4 0 0 0Bareilly (EAAA) District, Pilibhit and Rampur Districts Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 4 0 0 0Bagpat District Bagpat Green Energy Private Limited 3 0 0 0Amethi, Pratapgarh & Raebareli Districts Bharat Gas Resources Limited 3 0 0 0Azamgarh, Mau and Ballia Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 3 0 0 0Basti and Ambedkarnagar Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 3 0 0 0Farrukhabad, Etah and Hardoi Districts Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 3 0 0 0Mainpuri and Kannauj Districts Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 2 0 0 0Shahjahanpur and Budaun Districts Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 2 0 0 0Faizabad & Sultanpur Districts Green Gas Limited 1 0 0 0Unnao (EAAA) District Green Gas Limited 1 0 0 0Jaunpur and Ghazipur Districts Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 1 0 0 0Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar & Kushinagar Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 11 0 0 0

359 861,699 1,490 1,771Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan Firozabad (Taj Trapezium Zone) GAIL Gas Limited 25 16,892 1 341

25 16,892 1 341Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand Bijnor and Nainital Districts Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 3 0 0 0

3 0 0 0Haridwar District Haridwar Natrural Gas Private Limited 3 18,647 0 0Udham Singh Nagar District Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 5 10,036 29 35Dehradun District GAIL Gas Limited 3 4,787 0 0

11 33,470 29 35Burdwan District Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 5 0 0 0Howrah (EAAA) District and Hoogly (EAAA) District Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 2 0 0 0Nadia (EAAA) District and North 24 Parganas (EAAA) District Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 1 0 0 0CNG Stations Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited (GEECL) 7 0 0 0

15 0 0 02,629 7,247,137 31,735 10,823

Source- PNGRB & GEECLNote-1. All the GAs where PNG connections/CNG Stations have been established is considered as Operational. 2. Under normal conditions, operation of any particular GA commences within around one year of authorization.3. EAAA stands for Excluding/Except Area Already Authorized | * stands for Sub-Judice

West Bengal TotalGrand Total

West Bengal

Uttrakhand

Uttar Pradesh

Uttrakhand Total

Uttar Pradesh Total

Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan Total

Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand Total


















Andhra Pradesh

Gujarat

Goa Total



Assam Total

Bihar Total




Bihar







19 16,953 0 0Puducherry & Tamil Nadu Karaikal & Nagapattinam Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 1 0 0 0

1 0 0 0Rupnagar District Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 6 4,775 0 0Amritsar District Gujarat Gas Limited 13 2,685 34 0Fatehgarh Sahib District IRM Energy Private Limited 5 1,355 16 32Bhatinda District Gujarat Gas Limited 4 421 0 0Ludhiana District (EAAA), Barnala & Moga Districts Think Gas Ludhiana Private Limited 9 18 0 0SAS Nagar District (EAAA), Patiala & Sangrur Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 12 0 0 0Jalandhar District (EAAA), Kapurthala & SBS Nagar Districts Think Gas Ludhiana Private Limited 10 0 0 0Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 8 0 0 0Jalandhar Jay Madhok Energy Private Limited led Consortium 3 0 0 0Ludhiana Jay Madhok Energy Private Limited led Consortium 3 0 0 0Ferozepur, Faridkot and Sri Muktsar Sahib Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 1 0 0 0

74 9,254 50 32Kota Rajasthan State Gas Limited 7 14,543 17 15Ajmer, Pali and Rajsamand Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited 0 12,135 0 0Bhiwadi (in Alwar District) Haryana City Gas Distribution (Bhiwadi) Limited 1 468 0 44Kota District (EAAA), Baran & Chittorgarh (Only Rawatbhata Taluka) Districts

Torrent Gas Private Limited 9 0 0 0

Chittorgarh (Other than Rawatbhata Taluka) & Udaipur Districts* Adani Gas Limited 8 0 0 0

Jalore and Sirohi Districts Gujarat Gas Limited 5 0 0 0Barmer, Jaisalmer & Jodhpur Districts AGP CGD India Private Limited 4 0 0 0Bhilwara & Bundi Districts Adani Gas Limited 4 0 0 0Dholpur District Dholpur CGD Private Limited 4 0 0 0CNG (DBS) NOC Rajasthan State Gas Limited 2 0 0 0

44 27,146 17 59Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram District AGP CGD India Private Limited 2 0 0 0

2 0 0 0Hyderabad Bhagyanagar Gas Limited 62 110,869 17 42Medak, Siddipet & Sangareddy Districts Torrent Gas Private Limited 12 0 0 0

74 110,869 17 42Agartala Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited 5 42,150 442 60West Tripura (EAAA) District Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited 3 5,630 0 0Gomati District Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited 3 0 0 0

11 47,780 442 60Gautam Budh Nagar District Indraprastha Gas Limited 49 246,061 600 838Ghaziabad & Hapur Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited 52 231,088 291 365Kanpur Central UP Gas Limited 30 70,133 212 71Agra Green Gas Limited 23 68,432 61 17Lucknow Green Gas Limited 34 58,081 57 11Meerut GAIL Gas Limited 17 47,078 41 58Allahabad Indian-Oil Adani Gas Private Limited 6 35,758 22 3Bareilly Central UP Gas Limited 14 28,642 121 23Varanasi District GAIL (India) Limited 10 26,076 26 0Meerut District (EAAA), Muzaffarnagar & Shamli Districts Indraprastha Gas Limited 10 13,792 3 0

Rajasthan Total

Tamil Nadu Total

Telangana Total

Tripura Total

Odisha Total

Puducherry & Tamil Nadu Total

Punjab Total

Punjab

Rajasthan

Telangana

Tripura



India’s current automobile mix is pre-dominantly dependent on petrol and die-sel with a ~97% market share of the au-tomobile registrations in 2019, followed by CNG with a mere ~2% share. Out of

the 2.15 crore of the total vehicle registrations in fY 2019, mere 0.7% was electric-driven.

This is likely to change. first, the Govern-

ment plans to convert 30% of India’s entire fleet to eVs by 2030. Second, with decreasing prices of Li-ion battery, EVs will become affordable even without subsidy. Third, the price of ICes is expected to increase due to BS-VI and eV prices are likely to converge and will gain mo-mentum. fourth, 22 of the world’s 30 worst cit-ies for air pollution are in India, driving people

to move towards a cleaner mode of transport. So, giv-en the above factors, the scenario is likely to move gradually towards adop-tion of automobiles us-ing cleaner fuel – Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) and electric Vehicles (eVs).

However, the rate of adoption of eVs is depen-dent on certain important factors – policy and reg-ulatory framework, OeM preparedness, end-user economics, development of charging infrastruc-ture/battery swapping and technology landscape.

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environmental consciousness and BS-VI norms, it is inevitable to change drastically

84.2%

12.4%

1.8% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4%

Petrol Diesel CNG Electric(BOV)

LPG Others

Fuel Mix of automobile registrations (2018-19)

Out of the 2.15 crores of the total vehicle registrations in FY 2019, mere 0.7% was electric-driven

Drivers for EV adoption

Push by Central Government

entire fleet to EVs by 2030

Subsidies/ IncentivesSubsidies under FAME II and incentives such as road tax and registration fees exemption

Reducing pricesWith decreasing prices of Li-ion battery, EVs will become affordable even without subsidy

Cost parity & volatile crude oil pricesDue to expected price increase of ICEs due to BS-VI, EV prices are likely to converge and will gain momentumEnvironmental consciousness

pollution are in India, driving people to move towards a cleaner mode of transport

*As per a Greenpeace and AirVisual AnalysisSource: Vaahan portal


Policy and regulatory framework: There is strong policy push through subsi-

dies and incentives for purchase of electric ve-hicles. fAMe-I scheme acted as an initial de-mand driver for eV adoption. fAMe-II scheme is building on the initial traction by offering a slew of demand incentives.

In addition, different incentives and benefits are being provided by the States for promotion of eVs. States are focusing on electrifying the public transportation fleet by replacing older fleet as well as meeting incremental demand.

Commercial fleet operators such as Uber, Ola, Blusmart, Meru Cabs, Zoomcar etc. have already pioneered the adoption of eVs in select geogra-phies and are likely to expand to Tier-II cities.

oem Preparedness: There are existing and upcoming models in

electric three and four wheelers segment pro-viding options across price and range to cus-tomers. New eV models across vehicle seg-ments are coming up to facilitate the transition into electric. The cost economics of an electric three-wheeler is very favourable, whereas it has not yet reached cost parity in case of four wheelers.

There is preference of electric three-wheel-ers providing a range of 100+ kms within a price range of rs 1.5 lakhs. The upfront costs of three-wheelers have already reached the current cost of ICe/CNG vehicles. with major players such as Bajaj and Piaggio entering this segment, prices are further likely to reduce. Affordable

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In India, the government is pushing for EV adoption by offering slew of incentives under the FAME - I scheme

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5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

Maharashtra Gujarat UttarPradesh

Haryana Delhi Tamil Nadu Rajasthan West Bengal Karnataka Kerala AndhraPradesh

Telangana Punjab MadhyaPradesh

Nos

.

Total number of vehicles sold under FAME-India*

2 wheelers 3 wheelers 4 wheelers

Leading states

34,60431,332

27,31124,164

19,50417,021 16,293

14,135 14,02511,243 9,675 9,134

6,654 6,567

159,361 two wheelers, 1,278 three wheelers, 106,073 four wheelers and 27 buses have been sold under the FAME scheme till date29 OEMs with 127 models have already been registered under the FAME schemeThe government had sanctioned INR 4.37 billion for the procurement of electric buses, e-taxis and e-autos in 11 cities as a part of pilot project launched in 2017Incentives in the range of INR 1,800- 29,000 for scooters and motorcycles, INR 3,300-61,000 for 3-W, INR 13,000- 1.38 lakhs for 4-W, INR 17000- 1.87 lakhs for light commercial vehicles and INR 34 lakhs- 66 lakhs for buses are eligible under the scheme

Source: National Automotive Board, Dept. of Heavy Industries, Govt. of India

*Note: As on 22 February 2019; Also includes hybrid vehicles

sTaTewIse sTaTus

l159,361 two wheelers, 1,278 three whelers, 106,073 four whelers and 27 buses have been sold under the FAME scheme till date; l29 OEMs with 127 models have already been registered under the FAME scheme

average tco of cnG is least of all comparable models mainly due to cheaper fuel, better mileage and low cost of retro-fitment

models will give a boost to the adoption of eVs particularly in this segment.

There is also a clear white space for an af-fordable electric four-wheeler model providing a range of 200+ kms. There are only few eV models in four-wheeler segment currently in the market, limiting the purchase of eVs by person-al buyers. However, more eVs are coming up in four-wheeler category across prices ranging from rs 6 lakhs to 25 lakhs with the posibility of giving buyers varied options.

end-user economics: Different type of EVs (electric bikes, e-rick-

shaws, auto-rickshaws, cars, buses, etc.) will meet varying needs of the end customer. Based on the varying level of usage, The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) was computed to compare the cost economics across different fuel-types.

In three-wheelers, average TCO of electric auto rickshaws is lowest mainly due to lower fuel expenses, and upfront cost spread over very high usage (5.84 lakh kms).

In private four-wheelers, the average TCO of a private eV with subsidy and without subsi-dy is 6.2% and 15.8% higher than a diesel car, while for a commercial eV, average TCO with or without subsidy is lesser than a diesel vehi-cle due to very low per km running cost. Also, average TCO of CNG is least of all comparable models mainly due to cheaper fuel, better mile-age and low cost of retro-fitment.

In commercial four-wheelers, average TCO


of eV with or without subsidy is lesser than die-sel and petrol vehicle due to very low per km running cost. Again, average TCO of CNG is least of all comparable models mainly due to cheaper fuel, better mileage and low cost of ret-ro-fitment.

Charging Infrastructure: Three types of charging infrastructure is

needed – captive chargers (for residential areas and office spaces), public chargers (commercial areas) and privately-owned battery swapping stations (inter-city transport and long haulage).

The power ministry issued Guidelines for Public Charging Infrastructure, October 2019.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has amended the Model Building Bye-Laws ask-ing States to include 20% of the parking space component for eV charging infrastructure. Also, charging infrastructure is being gradually developed to support the eV ecosystem. Com-panies are inviting proposals for eV charging stations across cities.

Technology landscape: Among the four major types of battery tech-

nologies, lithium-ion is preferred most by the large OeMs because of its best performance. Lithium-Ion batteries have higher battery life and low maintenance costs. India imports

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In addition, different states are also promoting EVs through various policy measuresBenefits/

IncentivesDelhi Maharashtra Karnataka Andhra

PradeshTelangana Kerala Uttar

PradeshMP Punjab Tamil

Nadu

Waiver of road tax and registration charges

Special TariffCategory for EV charging

CustomerIncentives/ Subsidy for EVs

Support for battery manufacturing

Promotion of Research & Development

Skill Development

Incentives for Charging Infrastructure

Manufacturingsops

The details of various policy and regulatory provisions in each of the above listed states are provided in the detailed deck.

dIfferenT sTaTes are PromoTInG eVs ThrouGh VarIous PolICy measures

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Types of EV Charging Infrastructure

Residential areas, government buildings, private office spaces,

apartmentsKey Applications

Captive Chargers Public Chargers Privately owned battery swapping stations

Pros

Cons

Key Players

Interoperability issues with other type of chargers, space

limitations

Convenience and comfort of charging

Commercial areas, public parking spaces, malls

Wider availability, mitigation of range anxiety

Uncertainty in user demand, grid upgradation requirements,

real estate constraints

Tata Power, Exicom Power Solutions, Delta Electronics, Auto OEMs, EV Motors India

Tata Power, Exicom Power Solutions, Delta Electronics, Auto OEMs, EV Motors India

Inter city transport, long distance haulage, popular

routes

Faster charging, controlling peak demand, longer trip

distance of EVs

Large and complex infrastructure requirements,

Standardization issues, reliability concerns

Lithion Power, ACME Group, Sub Mobility, Fortum

CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE


100% of its Li-Ion requirements. Unless do-mestic manufacturing is setup, the imports are set to increase exponentially as more and more automobile companies start to add eVs to their portfolio.

However, many players such as reliance, Su-zuki Motors, Amara raja etc. have announced plans to setup Li-Ion manufacturing in India. few units of some players are set to start com-mercial production in next few years. he units are being setup under the fAMe India scheme of the government; they will also get subsidies/benefits under the respective state’s EV policy.

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The demand for automobiles is expected to witness a muted but consistent growth in the coming years

10.36%9.81% 9.64%

6.55%7.05% 6.75%

2015 2016 2017 2018 2025 2030

Y-o-Y Growth of Automobiles

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2025 2030

No. of Vehicles (Crores)

Goods Vehicle (>12tonnes)Taxis

Cars including Jeeps

Three Wheelers

Buses

Light Motor Vehicle(Goods) (<7.5 tonnes)Two-Wheelers

o Two-wheelers and four-wheelers growth in Tier-II and Tier-III cities in India is likely to contribute in the futureo Commercial Taxis are likely to make a larger share in the 4-wheeler market segment

All the factors pose as both drivers and con-straints in the adoption of eVs in India.

Impact assessment of eVs on CnG/ lnG sales

The demand for automobiles is expected to witness a muted but consistent growth in the coming years. Two-wheelers and four-wheelers growth in Tier-II and Tier-III cities in India is likely to contribute in the future. Commercial taxis are likely to make a larger share in the four-wheeler market segment.

In order to forecast the number of eVs on

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Tier-II and Tier-III states will drive the demand growth for majority of segments

Group*

Expected Growth Rate

Buses Taxis Two WheelersCars

(incl. Jeeps) Three Wheelers Goods Vehicles (>12 tonnes)

Goods Vehicles (<7.5 tonnes)

2011-2018

2018-2030

2011-2018

2018-2030

2011-2018

2018-2030

2011-2018

2018-2030

2011-2018

2018-2030

2011-2018

2018-2030

2011-2018

2018-2030

1 0.5% 2% 7% 7% 6% 3% 6% 5% 5% 11% 2% 3% 3% 5%

2 5% 4% 9% 9% 9% 8% 11% 9% 7% 7% 7% 5% 9% 7%

3 9% 11% 4% 5% 11% 7% 13% 8% 10% 6% 9% 7% 14% 8%

*Note:The states were grouped based on GSDP per capita values to form three identifiable clusters of states having similar economic profile since they areexpected to show similar growth trends across categories.GSDP per capita also indicates how the wealth is divided amongst the population which is an important criterion (especially in developing countries) foranalyzing whether GSDP growth is keeping pace with the population.

TIer-II and TIer-III sTaTes wIll drIVe The demand GrowTh for maJorITy of seGmenTs

*States were placed into three groups 1, 2 and 3 based on GSDP per capita values to form three identifiable clusters of states having similar economic profile since they are expected to show similar growth trends across consumptions categories.

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The demand for automobiles is expected to witness a muted but consistent growth in the coming years

10.36%9.81% 9.64%

6.55%7.05% 6.75%

2015 2016 2017 2018 2025 2030

Y-o-Y Growth of Automobiles

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20

30

40

50

60

70

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2025 2030

No. of Vehicles (Crores)

Goods Vehicle (>12tonnes)Taxis

Cars including Jeeps

Three Wheelers

Buses

Light Motor Vehicle(Goods) (<7.5 tonnes)Two-Wheelers

o Two-wheelers and four-wheelers growth in Tier-II and Tier-III cities in India is likely to contribute in the futureo Commercial Taxis are likely to make a larger share in the 4-wheeler market segment

Factors impacting the long term growth of the automotive sector

Interest Rates

Human Development Index

GDP Growth Rate

GSDP per CapitaPopulation Growth

Length of Roads

Per Capita Income

Rate or Urbanization

Grouping of States GROUP 1: Goa / Delhi / Chandigarh / Sikkim

GROUP 2: Haryana / Uttarakhand / Maharashtra / Gujarat / H.P. / Andaman & Nicobar / Karnataka / A.P. / Mizoram / Punjab / Kerala / Telangana / Tamil Nadu

GROUP 3: U.P. / Assam / Meghalaya / Chhattisgarh / Tripura / J&K / Arunachal / Pradesh / Bihar / Rajasthan / M.P. / Manipur / Jharkhand / Odisha / Nagaland / West Bengal


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EV adoption analysis

Electric buses numbers - Published articlesElectric three-wheelers numbers - Vaahan PortalElectric taxis and cars - Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV)

Vehicle Segment 2018 2025 2030

Buses200 23,100 73,100

0.01% 0.83% 1.82%

3-Wheelers2,50,000 11,56,000 18,56,0003.79% 11.33% 13.58%

Taxis1,750 58,200 1,69,2000.02% 1.19% 2.46%

Cars5,250 39,800 1,14,8000.01% 0.06% 0.12%

Realistic Scenario


Buses200 25,200 1,00,200

0.01% 0.91% 2.50%

3-Wheelers2,50,000 12,76,000 21,51,000

3.79% 12.51% 15.74%

Taxis1,750 2,12,400 5,12,400

0.02% 4.34% 7.45%

Cars5,250 1,84,400 4,34,400

0.01% 0.28% 0.46%

Optimistic Scenario

Figures in numbers

Data Source of Base numbers

Based on the analysis of each of the factors, the projections for adoption of electric vehicles in 2025 and 2030 have been arrived at.The share of electric vehicles in each segment has also been mentioned.

ASSUMPTIONSOptimistic ScenarioRealistic Scenario

Indian roads by 2025 and 2030, the demand for automobiles across vehicles segments was forecast, followed by an analysis of the impact of the factors discussed above on eV adoption. States were grouped into Tier I, II and III states on the basis of GSDP per capita and demand for various automobile segments was assessed given various factors affecting the growth of the automotive sector. It was concluded that Tier II and Tier III states will likely drive the demand for most of the automotive segments.

The vehicles categories across which NGVs and EVs overlap have been identified, as it will drive the impact of adoption of eVs on sales of CNG/ LNG.

There are four vehicle segments with over-lap between NGVs and eVs – intra-city buses, three-wheelers, taxis (commercial four-wheel-ers) and cars (personal four-wheelers). Analysis for each of these vehicle segments was con-ducted for two scenarios – realistic and Opti-mistic Scenarios.

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Buses200 23,100 73,100

0.01% 0.83% 1.82%

3-Wheelers2,50,000 11,56,000 18,56,0003.79% 11.33% 13.58%

Taxis1,750 58,200 1,69,2000.02% 1.19% 2.46%

Cars5,250 39,800 1,14,8000.01% 0.06% 0.12%

Realistic Scenario


Buses200 25,200 1,00,200

0.01% 0.91% 2.50%

3-Wheelers2,50,000 12,76,000 21,51,000

3.79% 12.51% 15.74%

Taxis1,750 2,12,400 5,12,400

0.02% 4.34% 7.45%

Cars5,250 1,84,400 4,34,400

0.01% 0.28% 0.46%

Optimistic Scenario

Figures in numbers



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Buses200 23,100 73,100

0.01% 0.83% 1.82%

3-Wheelers2,50,000 11,56,000 18,56,0003.79% 11.33% 13.58%

Taxis1,750 58,200 1,69,2000.02% 1.19% 2.46%

Cars5,250 39,800 1,14,8000.01% 0.06% 0.12%

Realistic Scenario


Buses200 25,200 1,00,200

0.01% 0.91% 2.50%

3-Wheelers2,50,000 12,76,000 21,51,000

3.79% 12.51% 15.74%

Taxis1,750 2,12,400 5,12,400

0.02% 4.34% 7.45%

Cars5,250 1,84,400 4,34,400

0.01% 0.28% 0.46%

Optimistic Scenario

Figures in numbers



l Cost of batteries to reduce from 250 USD/

KWh to 125 USD/KWh by 2024-25 and to

100 USD/KWh by 2030

l Range of vehicles will improve from 150-

200 kms/charge to 500-600 kms/charge by

2030

l Public transportation to witness a higher

shift to electric than private modes

l Cost of batteries will reduce at a faster

rate – will reach 125 USD/KWh by 2022-

23 and 100 USD/KWh by 2027-28

l Range of vehicles will increase at a faster

rate - from 150-200 kms/charge to 500-

600 kms/charge by 2028

l Private cars and taxis also start making

the transition to electric, assuming tech-

nology improvement leading to affordable

models.


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Impact on sales of CNG due to adoption of EVs

MMSCMD: Million Metric Standard Cubic Meter per Day

Buses and three-wheelers run on CNG in very few states as of now with developed CNG infrastructure in place

EVs penetration will be faster, as there is no infrastructure constraints. States where CNG infrastructure is not yet developed,EVs will be replacing petrol/ diesel demand

As and when CNG infrastructure reaches those states, NGVs will cater to the incremental demand

This means there is no major replacement of NGVs by EVs

0.41

0.79

0.08 0.03

1.30 1.26

0.220.08

Bus 3-W Taxis Cars

CNG Sales Impacted (in MMSCMD) Realistic Scenario

2025 2030

0.45

0.87

0.350.13

1.79

1.46

1.19

0.31

Bus 3-W Taxis Cars

CNG Sales Impacted (in MMSCMD) Optimistic Scenario

2025 2030

Impact on CnG sales due to adoption of eVs

Key TaKeaWays:

comparing the state of adoption of eVs and cnGs, it seems there will be no major replacement of nGVs by eVs. cnG will remain as one of the major fuels in the automobile segment till 2030.

Buses and three-wheelers run on CNG in very few states as of now with developed CNG infrastructure in place. eVs penetration will be faster, as there is no infrastructure constraints. States where CNG in-frastructure is not yet developed, eVs will replace petrol or diesel demand. As and when CNG infra-

structure reaches those states, NGVs will cater to the incremental demand. This means there is no major replacement of NGVs by eVs. In the real-istic scenario, it is estimated that adoption of eVs may impact a total 1.31 mmscmd of CNG sales by 2025 and 2.86 mmscmd by 2030.

l Three-wheeler category will lead the adoption of eVs in India, followed by intra-city buses. Taxi aggregators are gradually adopting eVs, but limited charging infrastructure is restricting their reach. Private cars will take some time for adoption, once it is economical for the personal buyers.

l The penetration of eVs in the automobile mix is forecasted to be ~2% in buses, ~14% in three-wheelers, 2.5% in taxis and ~0.2% in cars by 2030 in the case of realistic scenario. In the optimistic scenario, the share of eVs is expected to be ~2.5% in buses, ~16% in three-wheelers, ~7.5% in taxis and ~0.5% in cars by 2030. These numbers conclude that although the adoption of eVs will increase, the total automobile growth is also high and the share of eVs in the automobile mix will still be lower.

l Comparing the state of adoption of eVs and CNGs, it seems there will be no major replacement of NGVs by eVs. CNG will remain as one of the major fuels in the automobile segment till 2030. with the increasing infra-structure for enablement of CNG, more users are likely to adopt it. LNG will take its own pace for growth into commercialization and will not be affected by EV adoption since there are no overlaps in vehicle segments between these two fuel categories.

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sales of CnG, e-vehicles soar as petrol prices catch fire: The CNG vehicle sales in last three months (December 2020-february 2021) jumped up by 375 per cent while sale of electric vehicles increased by around 30 per cent, which indicates motorists now prefer CNG and electric vehicles to those run on petrol. According to the statistics obtained from the state transport department, 610 CNG vehicles were registered in December 2020 in Maharashtra. The number went up to 2,288 in february. Similarly, 1,102 electric vehicles were registered in December 2020, and in February the figure rose to 1,429. The sale of petrol vehicles, on the other hand, has fallen from 2,10,715 in December to 1,49,820 in february, a decline of nearly 29 per cent. The sale of CNG-cum-petrol vehicles has also increased from 6,415 in December 2020 to 7,412 in february.

aG&P inks mou with Government of Tamil nadu: Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company (AG&P), the global downstream gas and LNG logistics company, and the Government of Tamil Nadu have signed an MoU for the development of CGD networks to supply natural gas across six districts of Tamil Nadu under brand name AG&P Pratham. AG&P will invest rs 2,700 crore over the next eight years in districts of Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Vellore, ranipet, Thirupathur and ramanathapuram. The company also announced the opening of Tamil Nadu’s first-ever Natural Gas Mother Station, in ramanathapuram.

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all industrial units in delhi operating on cleaner fuels: All operational industrial units in the national capital of Delhi have switched over to cleaner fuels, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The Commission had earlier asked the DPCC to identify the industries using unapproved fuels and take stringent penal action in case of non-compliance. As many as 1,644 industrial units, spread across 50 industrial areas, were identified to switch over to Piped Natural Gas (PNG). Of this, 13 shut down operations, two are non-operational and two shifted to electricity. Of the remaining industrial units, 1,607 switched over to PNG by January 31. 20 industrial units have been using LPG.

Confidence petroleum bags contract for setting up CnG-mru:Confidence Petroleum India has bagged a contract for setting-up CNG MRUs from Aavantika Gas, a JV of GAIL and HPCL, in Indore, Gwalior & Ujjain on build & operate basis. By implementation of CNG MRU concept, customers can avail CNG fuel at their doorstep without waiting at fueling stations. earlier, CPIL was awarded the first CNG MRU work in the country by MNGL, Pune.

CGd to get rs 5,000 crore in six southern districts of Bengal: Bengal Gas Company Ltd, a joint venture between GAIL and state PSU Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Ltd, will plough rs 5,000 crore over the next five years into a city gas distribution network in six southern districts of Bengal, including Kolkata. GAIL, which holds a 74% stake in the JV, will arrange rs 1,500 crore equity, while about rs 500 crore

would be brought in by the Bengal government entity. The rest would be financed by debt which has already been tied up.

essar oil dispatches first ever C-CBm for CGD: essar Oil and Gas exploration and Production (eOGePL) has dispatched the first ever Compressed Coal Bed Methane (C-CBM) natural gas cascade truck to Bengal Gas Company’s first CNG station to provide green fuel to Kolkata. eOGePL runs the raniganj east CBM block in west Bengal

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Arun Kumar Singh takes over as Chairman of Indraprastha Gas:

Arun Kumar Singh, Director (Market-ing), BPCL, has taken over the ad-

ditional responsibility as Chair-man of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL). He replaces P.K. Gupta, Director (Hr), GAIL (India), who has relinquished the charge upon completion of the two-year Chair-manship tenure at IGL.

New MD-CEO Akshay Kumar Singh takes charge at Petronet LNG:

Akshay Kumar Singh took charge as the Managing Direc-tor and Chief execu-

tive Officer (MD & CEO) of the Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) on feb 1. Before joining PLL, Singh was working with IOC as Director (Pipelines). NGS looks forward to his guidance and leadership in the CNG sector.

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with 348 wells. eOGePL, having a CBM and shale gas resource base of 15 TCf (Trillion Cubic feet), has so far invested in excess of rs 4,000 crore in exploration for commercial development of the raniganj CBM Block, India’s first CBM project to cross the threshold of 1.0 MMSCMD of gas production.

JBm auto to supply DTC with low-floor CNG buses: JBM Auto has bagged an order from Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for supply of 700 BS-VI compliant AC low-floor CNG buses. The company will be supplying 700

‘CITYLIfe’ BS-VI buses, equipped with modern features like smartcard ticketing system, real-time passenger information system (PIS), intelligent transport management system (ITMS), automatic bus vehicle location system and CCTV cameras, among others, in the coming financial year.

electric Mobility & Bio- MethaneKarnataka govt eyes green rewards from pricey electric push: The Karnataka government is pursuing an expensive green plan involving electric buses and autos as part of its long-term efforts to reduce pollution levels. Karnataka has already secured the Centre’s approval to lease 390

e-buses for a long period. Accordingly, the transport department has finalised a plan to run 90 small buses as feeder services to Metro rail. It will lease 300 full-sized e-buses under the fAMe II scheme and provide them to Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). The state government will also provide rs 88 lakh in subsidy —

rs 55 lakh Centre’s share and rs 33 lakh Karnataka’s — for each electric bus. As a money-saving measure, the state government has included a clause capping yearly increment on the lease to 1 percent as against standard 10 percent.

only e-vehicles for delhi govt:Delhi government has decided that all vehicles hired by its departments, autonomies bodies and grantee institutions under it will switch from petrol, diesel or CNG-run vehicles to electric mode within six months. The government has also decided to gradually replace all its end-of-life vehicles with eVs and made these measures mandatory. The step was taken to promote the adoption of electric vehicles by setting an example.

navi mumbai: nmmT to run only CnG and electric buses:Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) will phase out diesel-run buses and will use only CNG and electric buses to minimize the generation of carbon. Under the fAMe II India scheme, the NMMT will have 100 electric buses. Of the 100 electric buses, it will receive 30 buses by May 2021, and the remaining 70 buses by August 2021.

Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in Karnataka:elon Musk’s Tesla Inc has announced that it will set up an electric-car manufacturing unit in Karnataka. In January, the electric carmaker incorporated Tesla Motors India and energy Private Limited with its registered office in Bengaluru.

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registrations by 2024 to be electric vehicles

What the Delhi eV Policy is all aboutA charging station would be available in a

3-km radius from any location in Delhi3-year validity of the policy, after which

it would be reviewed

Govt plans to ensure 50% of all new buses being procurred are

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Natural Gas/Pipelines/Company News

Biotechnology company to set up biogas plant in uP:Industrial biotechnology company Praj Industries has bagged an order from HPCL for setting up a compressed biogas (CBG) project at Badaun in Uttar Pradesh. The project has a potential to save up to 15,000 tonne of CO2 emissions per year and will be completed and commissioned within 12 months. The project with a capacity to process 35,000 tonnes of rice straw as feedstock to generate 5,250 tonnes of CBG annually will also generate 23,000 tonnes high-quality solid bio-manure and 3,50,000 tonnes of liquid bio-manure for ferti-irrigation.

essar eyes hydrogen economy with GBp 750 million hub in uK:Essar Group’s UK arm, Essar Oil, has tied up with Progressive energy, an english company specialising in low-carbon energy projects, for setting up a ‘hydrogen hub’ at latter’s Stanlow Refinery at Ellesmere Port in Chester, UK at an investment of GBP 750 million (about a $1 billion). The hub will initially produce 3 terawatt-hours (Twh) of low carbon hydrogen each year, beginning 2025. This will be followed by another facility of 6 Twh to raise the total capacity to over 9 Twh of hydrogen per annum, or energy used for heating across the whole of Liverpool. Natural gas and fuel gases from the refinery will be converted into low-carbon hydrogen, with carbon dioxide safely captured and stored offshore in sub-surface reservoirs in Liverpool Bay. The hydrogen production hub will deliver clean energy to industry in the HyNet ‘low-carbon cluster’ as well as to fuel buses, trains and freight transports, to heat our homes, and to generate electricity when the sun is not shining or the wind blowing.

escorts to commercially launch electric tractor in India:Escorts has received certification from the Central farm Machinery Training

and Testing Institute, Budni, for its electric tractor with the description “escorts Limited, farmtrac (26e) Agriculture Tractor manufactured by escorts Limited” that it complies with the provision of the Central Motor Vehicles rules (CMVr), 1989. The tractor manufacturer unveiled its electric tractor in 2017. escorts is the first and the only company to receive the CMVR certificate in India

India’s gas production rises above pre-CoVId level:India’s natural gas production has

risen above the pre-COVID level following the start of output from a KG-D6 field operated by Reliance-BP. Natural gas production in the country in february 2020 was 80 MMSCMD and in January this year it reached 82 MMSCMD.

reliance buys two-thirds of own gas from KG-D6:reliance Industries has picked up two-thirds of its own new gas from KG-D6 block that was auctioned under new rules with GAIL and royal Dutch Shell getting smaller volumes. reliance-BP auctioned 7.5 MMSCMD of incremental gas from the r-series gas field in the KG-D6 block, benchmarking it to a gas marker for the very first time in the country. The auction was held under the liberalised price discovery rules notified by the

government that allowed affiliates of the gas producer to bid and buy natural gas. Reliance O2C, an affiliate

of reliance, picked up 4.8 M M S C M D of gas in feb 5 auction. GAIL (India) won 0.85 M M S C M D of supplies while Shell picked up 0.7 M M S C M D . Adani Total

Gas got 0.1 MMSCMD, HPCL 0.2 MMSCMD and Torrent Gas 0.02 MMSCMD. Other buyers include IrM energy (0.1 MMSCMD), PIL (0.35 MMSCMD) and IGS (0.35 MMSCMD). Sources said the gas was bought at a price of USD 0.18 per MMBtu discount to JKM i.e. price of JKM (minus) USD 0.18 with tenures ranging from 3 to 5 years. The e-bidding process required bidders to submit their price bids linked to international LNG price benchmark JKM (Japan Korea Marker). r-Cluster will have a peak output of 12.9 MMSCMD while satellites, which are supposed to begin output from the third quarter of the 2021 calendar year, would produce a maximum of 7 MMSCMD. MJ field will start production in the third quarter of 2022 and will have a peak output of 12 MMSCMD.

for electric tractors. Designed and developed by the in-house r&D of escorts, the electric tractor is in the 21-30 HP segment. recently, the Punjab-based Sonalika Tractors also launched its Tiger electric for INr 5.99 lakh. It is powered by IP67-compliant 25.5 kw natural cooling compact battery to ensure 1/4th running costs against the traditionally used diesel.

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india opens ‘energy office’ in moscow:India has opened an ‘energy office’ in Moscow’s well-known landmark federation Tower that will have presence of five top Indian energy

PSUs - ONGC Videsh, IOC, GAIL (India), OIL, and engineers India. energy will be the main area of cooperation between India and russia during russian President Putin’s India visit later this year.

GeeCL seeks Bengal Govt. nod for shale gas exploration:Over rs 15,000 crore investment in west Bengal by Great eastern energy (GeeCL) is being held up following no amendment of mining lease by the State. GeeCL is planning to start shale gas exploration along with coal bed methane (CBM) it is producing in raniganj. GeeCL has applied to the state government for amendment of existing mining lease and to include shale gas exploration in the lease along with CBM. The Centre has allowed

exploration of shale gas by CBM operators in 2018.

draft lnG policy aims to run more trucks on lnG: The petroleum and natural gas ministry has prepared a draft LNG policy which aims to set up a framework for the promotion of gas and find ways for LNG adoption in sectors which currently does not use it as a fuel. To make LNG the fuel of the future for heavy transport, the policy targets to convert 10% of long haul heavy duty trucks to ply on LNG. The timeline to achieve the target has not been specified in the draft document. The government has already announced plans to have 1,000 LNG retail outlets, entailing investment of rs 10,000 crore, in the next five years,

Policy Matters/Gas Pricing/Others

pm dedicates Kochi-mangaluru natural Gas Pipeline to the nation:Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Kochi - Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the Nation as a part of India’s journey to move towards One Nation One Gas Grid.

oNGC floats subsidiary to buy own gas:ONGC is forming a new wholly-owned subsidiary for gas and LNG business that could be used to bid and buy gas from the firm’s own fields. The company is being formed with the objective of sourcing, marketing and trading of natural gas, LNG business, Hydrogen enriched CNG (HCNG), gas to power business, bio-energy/ bio-gas/ bio methane/ other biofuels business, etc. ONGC may use the new subsidiary to buy any new gas that the firm produces from fields such as KG-D5 in the KG basin.

The new subsidiary can participate in any auction that ONGC will do for incremental gas from KG-D5 block. Besides ensuring competition and fair price discovery, the ONGC subsidiary can then sell the gas so sourced to firms such as MRPL at a margin. This would help ONGC earn better margins on the gas produced.

onGC, adani Total Gas, Torrent Gas, GaIl acquire IeX’s 5% stake each in Indian Gas exchange:ONGC, GAIL (India), Adani Total Gas and Torrent Gas have acquired five per cent stake each in Indian Gas exchange (IGX)) from the IeX.

Total to acquire 20% stake in adani Green energy: france-based Total will acquire 20% minority interest in Adani Green energy Ltd (AGeL). The investment in AGeL is another step in the strategic alliance between Adani Group and Total across various businesses and companies of the Adani Group, covering investments

in LNG terminals, gas utility business, and renewable assets across India. Total’s entry into AGeL is a major milestone in its strategy regarding the renewable energy business in India put in place by both companies, which began with the first joint venture of 2.3 Gw of renewable capacity. Adani Group and Total have joined hands to develop green power sources at affordable prices and to deliver this transformational energy solution. As on date, AGeL has more than 14.6 Gw of contracted renewable capacity, with an operating capacity of 3 Gw and another 3 Gw under construction and 8.6 Gw under development.

GaIl Gas wins award “City Gas distribution- established Company of the year”: GAIL Gas, subsidiary of GAIL (India), has been awarded the ‘City Gas Distribution - established Company of the Year’ by federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (fIPI).

IEO has been opened for promoting the interest of Indian oil and gas PSUs in Russia and of Russian companies in India in the energy sector.


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and the policy will work towards the target. The automotive companies will be incentivised towards manufacturing LNG-based heavy vehicles and creating ancillary manufacturing units through tax exemptions and green certifications, the draft policy said. There is also a plan to create enabling infrastructure for the operation of a virtual gas pipeline for transporting LNG through railways and trucks. To accommodate this, the policy envisages promotion of dedicated highways with extensive LNG infrastructure. On a per-kilometre basis, taking into account engine efficiency and other factors, there is savings of 30-40% for LNG-fuelled transportation vehicles.

As the mileage is better, lesser retail outlets for LNG are required to cater to LNG trucks. One fill of LNG can take a loaded LNG truck to around 900 km, while a diesel truck needs a fuel refilling station after every 400-500 km. The policy aims to create LNG terminals with more than 100 MMTPA along the coastal regions to increase the share of gas in the energy basket to 15% by 2030 from the current level of 6%. The policy also aims to create 70 MMTPA of regasification terminals by 2030 and 100 MMTPA by 2040.

Kerala Budget: industry hails VaT reduction on CnG/lnG: The proposed VAT reduction on

india’s first LNG dispenser launched:

Indian multinational and one of the largest manufacturers of cryogenic technology equipment and solutions, INOXCVA, has announced that it has designed, developed and manufactured India’s first-ever LNG dispenser, the GoLNG. The development of the LNG dispenser is in line with the Govern-ment’s encouraging and progressive policy to promote LNG as fuel for long distance, heavy trucking and passenger transportation in India. Moreover, IN-OXCVA has developed an end-to-end integrated solution for Indian mar-kets, with locally certified fuel tanks, filling stations and LNG dispensers. To enhance the availability, INOXC-VA has developed on board LNG fuel tanks for heavy duty buses and trucks. The initiative would also significantly bring down the vehicle maintenance cost as compared to diesel vehicles. INOXCVA has also developed equip-ment for a mobile LNG fueling station to cater to the requirements for mining industry and remote areas.

Petronet lnG to expand dahej LNG terminal’s capacity to 22.5 mTPa:

Petronet LNG plans a 29% increase in its Dahej terminal’s capacity to 22.5 MMTPA to meet rising demand in two phases. It will add 2.5 MMTPA in the first phase within three to four years, followed by another similar expansion.

shell India starts lnG truck-loading unit at hazira:

royal Dutch Shell’s India unit announced the start of operation of its small-scale LNG supply with a truck-loading unit being inaugurated at its LNG import terminal at Hazira in Gujarat. The unit will boost the avail-ability of natural gas in off-grid areas where there are no gas pipelines and also promote the use of LNG in long-haul trucking.

Kolkata inks Kukrahati LNG Terminal deal:

The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, has signed an MoU with the Hirnandani Group of Companies for a jet-ty-based LNG Terminal along the river Hooghly at Kukrahati in east Midnapore. The storage and re-gasification terminal will have a capacity of 5 MMTPA. The total project cost is about rs 3,900 crore. The project also comprises a 125 km long pipeline from Kukrahati to Itinda in Ban-gladesh and a 225-km-long one from Kanaichatta to Shrirampur. Also 20 LCNG stations will be commissioned in west Bengal under this project, aiding in the availability of clean fuel to peo-ple. Once commissioned, in July 2024, LNG can be used as bun-ker fuel for ships and barges in the Hooghly river. It will also cater to the requirements of west Bengal and nearby states.

CNG/LNG in the Budget to 5%, from 14.5%, is expected to usher in a new wave of industrialisation in Kerala. By reducing the rates, the government has conceded to the demand of the industry as the high tax rate was seen as an impediment for attracting new investments.

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shell’s Indian arm set to begin retail sales of lnG:

The India unit of royal Dutch Shell is planning to start retail sales of LNG in the country. Last June, PNGrB opened up LNG retailing to all eligible entities, aiming to promote LNG as an alternative fuel for heavy vehicles, and reduce India’s dependence on import-ed oil. Shell already retails petrol and diesel in India.

GaIl India issues tender to buy and sell lnG for april-may:

GAIL (India) issued a tender seek-ing to buy two LNG cargoes for deliv-ery into India and offering two cargoes for loading from the US. It had sought one cargo for delivery into Dabhol LNG terminal over April 13 to 15 and another for Hazira LNG terminal over May 1 to 2. GAIL offered two cargoes for loading from Cove Point LNG over

April 20 to 22 and May 10 to 12. The tender closed on March 2. GAIL has

20-year deals to buy 5.8 million tonnes a year of U.S. LNG, split between Do-minion energy’s Cove Point plant and Cheniere energy’s Sabine Pass site in Louisiana.

InTernaTIonal news

Israel to link leviathan gas field to egypt LNG plants: Israel and egypt have agreed to build a pipeline to connect Israel’s offshore Leviathan natural gas field to LNG terminals in northern egypt. The two countries have also signed an agreement for developing a gas field off the coast of Gaza as both countries look for new ways to expand the development of east Mediterranean natural gas.

energean approves Israel gas field development: energean the Israelee oil & gas will develop a new natural gas field off the coast of Israel at an initial cost of $150 million. The Karish North field, which was discovered less than two years ago, is expected to start production in the second half of 2023. The field will be connected via a 5.4 km (3.36 miles) pipeline to energean’s 8 billion cubic metre-per-year floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit where the main Karish field is being developed and is expected to start production by year-end. The first well at Karish North is expected to produce up to 300 million standard cubic feet

per day (85 cubic metres per year). uae’s snoC announces start of gas production at mahani field in sharjah: UAE’s Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) and partner eNI announced the start of gas production at the recently discovered Mahani field in Sharjah. SNOC and Italian energy giant eni announced the discovery of Mahani last year, a new find of natural gas and condensate onshore in Sharjah, and the first in the Emirate since the early 1980s. Production would start at the Mahani-1 gas well in the Mahani field in Area-B in Sharjah.

norway awards oil and gas exploration rights to 30 firms: Norway awarded 61 offshore exploration blocks to 30 oil firms in its latest pre-defined areas (APA) licensing round as it seeks to find more resources close to existing fields. Norway, which began to extract oil and gas from its offshore continental shelf 50 years ago, believes it has still only pumped about half of its available resources. firms that won stakes in the licences included equinor, Shell, Aker BP, ConocoPhillips , Total, Lundin energy and eni’s Vaar energi.

Natural Gas / Transnational Pipelines / Others

woodside signs gas supply deal with western australia government:woodside Petroleum has inked a deal with the western Australian government to supply gas from its Pluto field to the North west Shelf (NSw) LNG project through a pipeline. woodside would feed gas from

Pluto through the construction of an interconnector pipeline along the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline corridor to the NwS project’s Karratha gas plant. It will now supply an additional 45.6 petajoules of domestic gas from its existing share of the NwS project from 2025. The agreement follows a deal in December between woodside’s Burrup Hub and the NwS Project partners to process about 3 million tonnes of LNG and 24.7 petajoules of domestic gas at the Karratha gas plant.


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Germany approves resuming russia gas pipeline work: German authorities have given immediate permission for work to resume on a subsea pipeline bringing natural gas from russia. The decision by the federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency can be appealed, meaning there could be another halt to the construction on the Nord Stream 2 project, which has drawn major criticism from the US, some other european countries and environmental groups. The US government has argued that the Baltic Sea pipeline would make europe more dependent on russian gas and hurt european

energy security. The Kremlin has responded by accusing washington of trying to promote its own LNG sales. The russian state-controlled natural gas company, Gazprom, has positioned a ship to resume work on the multibillion pipeline, which was suspended after a Swiss firm pulled its vessels out of the project amid threats of U.S. sanctions. Because the Russian ship is of a different type than the Swiss vessels, Germany had to issue fresh authorization. Gazprom says 6 per cent of the pipeline, or about 150 kilometers (93 miles), still needs to be completed.

Global LNG DevelopmentPetronas floating lnG dua produces first LNG:

Petronas’s second fLNG facility, PFLNG DUA, recently achieved the milestone of first LNG production. Petronas will become the first global energy company to own and operate two floating LNG production facilities. PFLNG can reach gas fields in water depths upto 1500 meters and produces 1.5 MMT of LNG per year.

Croatia: floating lnG terminal on Krk becomes operational:

A floating LNG terminal based off the island of Krk, in the republic of Croatia became operational on Jan 1. The terminal was funded by the euro-pean Union. The terminal capacity of 2.6 billion cubic meters per year has been sold out for the next three years.

Qatar Petroleum in deal for lnG supply to Bangladesh:

Qatar Petroleum has entered into a long-term Sale and Purchase Agree-ment (SPA) with Vitol for the supply of 1.25 MMTPA of LNG to Vitol’s final customers in Bangladesh. Under the agreement, LNG deliveries will commence later this year.

Qatar Petroleum signs deal for mega-lnG expansion:

Qatar Petroleum, the world’s top LNG supplier, signed a contract for the first phase of its North Field LNG project expansion, aiming to boost the country’s LNG output by 40% a year by 2026. The expansion, which will take Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 110 MMTPA from 77 MMTPA, is the largest single LNG project ever to be sanctioned, according to consultancy wood Mackenzie. QP signed a contract covering major onshore engineering, procurement and construction at the ex-pansion project, known as North field east, with a joint venture between Chi-yoda and Technip. The total cost of the project will be $28.7 billion.

Qatar strikes lnG supply deal with Pakistan:

Qatar Petroleum has signed a 10-year deal to supply up to 3 million metric tons/year of LNG to Pakistan State Oil Co with supplies due to start in 2022. Pakistan is looking to expand gas use in power generation, so it can decommission dirtier and more expen-sive oil-fired capacity and overcome energy shortages.

asian and european lnG prices:freezing temperatures across Asia

and europe drove LNG prices to re-cord highs in January 2021 pushing up the cost of shipping the fuel globally as buyers grappled with tight invento-ries and a shortage of tankers. Demand for super-cooled natural gas has surged in recent years as buyers, particularly China and India, move away from dirt-ier coal-polluting power plants. Prices had remained relatively low until late 2019, when unexpected cold weather and bottlenecked shipments caused prices to surge. Spot Asian LNG pric-es were up more than 1,000 per cent in January this year since touching a record low below $2 per MMBtu in May 2020 during lockdowns to stem the spread of the coronavirus. US nat-ural gas prices hit a six-week high in January this year, while the cost to ship LNG from the US to Asia hit an all-time record, in part due to a logjam in the Panama Canal, where vessels tran-sit from the US Gulf to the Pacific. In february, the Asian spot LNG prices fell on lower heating demand, higher supplies and as markets in China and most of Southeast Asia closed for the Lunar New Year.


shell’s Prelude gas processing plant in western australia restarts:

LNG production has restarted on the world’s largest floating object, Shell’s half-km-long Prelude gas processing facility after an 11-month shutdown following a technical issue. The facil-ity has been moored 400 kilometres north of Broome in north-west Austra-lia since November 2017. It is intended to process 3.6 MMT of LNG each year from undersea gas fields which is then offloaded to LNG ships for export.

egypt to reopen lnG plant in push to be major european supplier:

egypt is set to boost LNG exports by restarting one of its two production plants. The Damietta facility, which has been idled for eight years, will reopen and process about 4.5 MMT of LNG a year and raise the nation’s capacity to 12.5 MMT. The return of

Damietta and the country’s other plant -- Idku, whose exports have picked up after dropping last year amid the coro-navirus pandemic -- will mark a reviv-al of egypt’s LNG push. egypt plans to use its position on europe’s door-step to become a major supplier to the continent, which is transitioning away from dirtier fossil fuels such as oil and coal. egypt will ship gas from its own giant field of Zohr, as well as some im-ported from Israel.

Thailand’s PTT ships lnG to Japan for first time amid winter squeeze:

Thailand’s state-owned company PTT shipped an LNG reload cargo to Japan for the first time in Janu-ary this year as a freezing winter and global supply shortages of the fuel caused spot prices to spike and sent buyers scrambling to find gas. LNG tanker Symphonic Breeze loaded

an LNG cargo from Thailand’s Map Ta Phut regasification terminal on January 27 and discharged the cargo at Tokyo Gas’ Ohgishima terminal on February 3. This was the first LNG re-load cargo from the 11.5 MMTPA Thai terminal.

Bulgaria takes 20% stake in Greek lnG terminal:

Bulgaria’s state gas company Bul-gartransgaz has finalised a deal to take 20% of Greek company Gastrade, which is developing a floating LNG facility off the city of Alexandroupolis. The deal is part of Bulgaria’s strategy to diversify and to decrease its depen-dence on russian gas. The LNG ter-minal, which will have an estimated annual capacity of about 5.5 billion cubic metres (bcm), will aim to sup-ply gas to southeastern europe via the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) pipeline.

amazon will add over 700 natural gas trucks to u.s. delivery fleet:

The coronavirus pandemic caused delivery activity to surge in 2020, with truck volumes exceeding 2019 levels on average while passenger car traffic fell. But that increase in road activity means more pollution, as heavier-du-ty trucks emit higher levels of green-house gases than passenger vehicles.

Considering that, Amazon.com has ordered more than 700 class 6 and class 8 trucks powered by CNG as it tests ways to shift its U.S. fleet away from heavier polluting trucks.

argentina: successful trial period for a scania CnG bus in Córdoba:

In September Scania Argentina de-livered a bus of the Green Efficiency line to Tamse, the company respon-sible for urban passenger transport in the city of Córdoba. After completing 60 days of testing, the 100% natural gas-powered vehicle revealed that 40% savings in operating costs had been ex-ceeded. The Green Efficiency units are designed to run exclusively on alter-native fuels, such as CNG, LNG and biogas. The 280 HP Scania bus carried

out the test in Tamse’s lines B and B1, which complete routes of between 170 and 240 kilometers per day respective-ly. with a range of more than 300 ki-lometers, the CNG tanks are refueled at the end of each day, which total be-tween 10 and 13:30 hours of service.

more than 300 CnG buses in azerbaijan’s capital in 2021:

BMC, one of the largest com-mercial vehicle manufacturers in Turkey, will deliver 320 new CNG buses to Baku Transport Agency this year. BMC buses, have been awarded with europe’s “Best Design Award”,

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scania delivers new lnG-powered truck to molgás energía in madrid:

Molgás energía has added a new Scania natural gas powered vehicle to provide transportation service solu-tions to its customers. This LNG truck has a 340 HP 9-liter engine, a tank with a capacity of 400 liters, and a maxi-mum torque of 1,600 Nm.

landi renzo supports egyptian transition to natural gas mobility:

Safe&Cec, a company 51% owned by Landi renzo and leader in the de-sign and production of equipment for the distribution of natural gas and bio-methane, has been awarded a contract for the supply and assembly of over 150 compressors in egypt for the com-panies Gastech (egyptian International Gas Technology) and NGVC (Natural

sumitomo, Petronas partner on lnG bunkering:

Japanese trading house Sumitomo and Malaysia’s state-owned oil firm Petronas have signed an initial deal to jointly market and supply LNG as a bunker fuel in Tokyo bay in Japan and Malaysia, paving the way to lever-age off each other’s LNG bunkering assets and infrastructure as demand for cleaner marine fuels grows. The collaboration will mean that Sumito-mo will provide LNG bunkering and related services to Petronas’ shipping customers that call at the ports located within Tokyo bay, while Petronas will offer the same services to Sumitomo’s customers that call at the ports of Johor and Malacca. The rationale behind the agreement is the desire to expand the firms’ LNG bunkering reach beyond their respective markets without in-

pure car truck carriers (PCTC), made her maiden voyage from emden, Ger-many to North America. The ship’s first bunkering commenced, taking on over 800MT of LNG. Nearly 4,800 cars were loaded, bound for Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Operat-ing exclusively for Volkswagen Group, the Aristotle is the second installment in Siem Car Carriers’ (SCC) fleet that is revolutionizing how long-distance shipping is conducted. The vessel is 200 meters long, 38 meters wide with a maximum draft of 10 meters and

her sailing speed of up to 19 nautical miles per hour. fueled by LNG, it reduc-es CO2 emissions by up to 25%, NOx emissions by up to 30%, particulate mat-ter by up to 60% and SOx emissions by up to 100%.

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Gas Vehicles Company). The agree-ment, one of the most important in the sector, is part of the project for the de-velopment of natural gas mobility and refueling infrastructure promoted by the egyptian government.

u.s. epa approves agility’s natural gas system for Gm 6.0L V8 engine

Agility® fuel Solutions (Agili-ty) announced that it has received 2021 California Air resources Board (CARB) and U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency (EPA) certification for its low NOx CNG fuel system when in-stalled on the General Motors 6.0L V8 engine. This new product from Agility enables vehicles such as the freight-liner Custom Chassis MT45 and MT55 walk-in vans, which are built to handle payloads of up to 23,000lbs., to

be upfitted with Agility’s proprietary natural gas controls and fuel system to conform with the proposed 2024-2027 new CArB NOx emission regulations, as well as ePA’s standards issued un-der the Clean Air Act. Agility designed this 6.0L engine fuel system to simpli-fy vehicle integration and significantly lower the upfront cost.

peru: Cusco’s first natural gas station is already in operation:

After 16 years of waiting, the re-gional Government of Cusco finally opened in the San Jerónimo district the first CNG filling station, which will al-low to promote and change the energy matrix to lower the costs of transporta-tion fuel, as well as to implement the widespread use of this energy in the homes and industries of the Cusco re-gion.

vesting in additional bunkering assets or infrastructure. Malaysia’s southern ports and Tokyo bay are strategically important marine hubs for Sumitomo and Petronas as they look to build a comprehensive LNG bunkering net-work in Asia.

siem aristotle: new lnG-fueled ship joins fleet for VW logistics missions:

The Siem Aristotle, which has joined her sister ship as the world’s two largest Super-eco, LNG-powered


Qatar Petroleum signs agreements for new lnG carrier designs:

Qatar Petroleum has signed a multi-party agreement with Singa-pore-based LNT Marine, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Shang-hai waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SwS) to collaborate on the development of new medium and large LNG carrier designs. The agreement paves the way for the establishment of a joint indus-try project (JIP) that targets the devel-opment of new LNG carrier designs, utilising the LNT A-Box LNG cargo containment system.

First u.s. offshore LNG articulated tug and barge ready for operation:

Q-LNG Transport and Shell Trad-ing (US) Company announced that the first offshore LNG bunkering articulat-ed tug and barge in the US, the Q-LNG 4000 is now ready for operations. De-signed to provide ship-to-ship trans-fers of LNG to vessels utilizing LNG and ship-to-shore transfers to small scale marine distribution infrastruc-ture, the ATB is an integral part of the

LNG infrastructure along the south-east US coast. This critical milestone in the development of marine LNG in-frastructure is an important step in the safe, reliable transportation and deliv-ery of LNG in North America.

Port of Algeciras in Spain will have first LNG bunkering vessel: The Euro-pean Commission has signed a grant agreement with enagás and the Port Authority of Algeciras Bay, giving the green light for co-financing the building of the first vessel to be fully dedicated to LNG bunkering at the Spanish Port of Algeciras. This proj-ect is boosted by the enagás start-up that specializes in small-scale LNG supply infrastructure, Scale Gas, and the Port Authority of Algeciras Bay (APBA). The aim is to support the development of the market for LNG as a sustainable marine fuel, in line with the EU Directive 2014/94/EU on Alternative fuels Infrastructure. The project consists of the construction of a bunkering barge with capacity to store 12,500 m3 of LNG, which will enter into service in 2023. Once in op-eration, the vessel will be loaded with

Technological Development for Cleaner and Greener environment Hydrogen & Bio-Methane/renewable gasus largest bus fleet chooses bioCnG to speed up path to zero emissions:

Clean energy fuels Corp. an-nounced that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has signed a new agreement for an estimated 47.5 million gallons of its renewable natural gas to fuel the nation’s largest transit bus fleet. This agreement will mark the completion

of Metro’s 5-year goal to transition its diesel fleet to cleaner, low-carbon fuel, with 2,400 buses now running on bio-methane.

Total and Clean energy form JV for carbon-negative renewable gas production/fueling infrastructure:

Clean energy fuels Corp. and its largest shareholder, Total Se, an-nounced a 50/50 joint venture to devel-op carbon-negative renewable natural gas production facilities in the US, as well as credit support to build addi-tional downstream fueling infrastruc-ture. The initial firm commitment is $100 million and can increase to $400 million as development opportunities progress.

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LNG at the enagás terminal in Huelva and will then either supply it direct-ly to end consumers or transfer it to smaller barges for subsequent supply of smaller vessels berthed in the port of Algeciras.

World’s first LNG-hybrid tugboat equipped with rolls-royce engines:

rolls-royce is supplying two mtu 16V 4000 M55rN gas engines to Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard for the construction of the world’s first LNG-powered tug with hybrid sys-tem. The harbor tug will be operated in Singapore by Jurong Marine Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Semb-corp Marine. It is the first of 12 tugs that Sembcorp Marine plans to design and build to replace the existing die-sel-powered ones between now and 2025. The mtu marine gas engines are part of rolls-royce’s Green and High-Tech program. Designed by LMG Marin (Norway), part of the Sembcorp Marine group, to deliver 65T Bollard Pull (BP) with ABS Class, the tug is estimated to be completed in the later part of 2021.


swedish largest logistics group successfully trials bio-lnG trucks:

Six Swedish logistic companies that are part of Maserfrakt (the biggest transportation company in Sweden) recently tested trucks that used bio-LNG as fuel as a way to reduce their emissions and received positive re-sults. After the tests, Maserfrakt said that they are looking forward to new investments in the NGV sector, so LNG trucks can show their potential in a wider operating environment.

first hydrogen station for long-range fuel cell vehicles opens in spain:

The new facility, located inside the San Antonio service station, located in Madrid, was launched thanks to the collaboration between five lead-ing companies from different sectors: Enagás, Toyota España, Urbaser, Car-buros Metónicos, Sumitomo Corpora-tion Spain and the Spanish Confeder-ation of Service Station entrepreneurs (CEEES). The filling station allows the

supply of hydrogen at 700 bar/MPa, which makes it a pioneer in Spain: it is the first to offer hydrogen at such a high pressure, thus allowing to refuel the tanks of the latest generation fuel cell vehicles. It has a supply capacity of up to 10 kg of hydrogen per day, with a purity greater than 99.98%. In addition, it will supply green hydro-gen, generated from renewable energy. A fleet of 12 Toyota Mirai, distribut-ed among the different companies that have collaborated to develop the new Madrid station, will demonstrate the viability of hydrogen as a valid ener-gy source for day to day: the refueling process is equivalent to that of a car powered by a traditional fuel – less than 5 minutes -, offering a maximum power of 155 HP and a range of around 550 km.

iberdrola builds spain’s first public hydrogen filling station in Barcelona:

Transports Metropolitans de Bar-celona (TMB) chose Iberdrola to sup-ply renewable hydrogen to its fleet of urban buses in 2021, with the aim of moving towards zero-emission mo-bility. To do this, the company will build and operate a hydrogen plant on a 5,000 m2 plot of land in Zona franca industrial estate, leased to Zona fran-

ca Consortium, which will be used by TMB buses and, potentially, by other fleets and industries in the area that adopt green hydrogen as fuel. The con-tract for this service will last 10 years. The new hydrogen service station will be the first of a public nature in Spain and will supply renewable fuel, pro-duced by electrolysis.

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air liquide builds six biogas stations for uK leading supermarket chain:

One of the leading retailers in the UK, ASDA, will commission more than 300 new natural gas trucks in 2021 to reduce the environmental footprint of its transport activities. To support this fleet, Air Liquide will in-stall and operate six biomethane sta-tions at ASDA’s sites. These facilities, which will be operational by the first quarter of 2021, will refuel both ASDA trucks and those of some partners. Air Liquide will also install its tenth bio-methane production plant in the UK by the summer of 2021, near Nottingham, with a production capacity of 90 Gwh.

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