August 27, 2022. AG&P City Gas, one of the largest private energy players in India, operating under the brand name AG&P Pratham launched its 201st compressed natural gas (CNG) station and 4th LCNG station in Hebbal, Mysuru. AG&P Pratham has developed about 150 CNG stations in the last 7 months, at a pace of almost five CNG stations every week.
AG&P Pratham has authorizations to develop CGD networks across 12 Geographical Areas covering 34 districts across 8% of India and 64 million people in the states of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. In its twelve Geographical Areas, AG&P Pratham is developing and operating CNG stations for vehicles, piped natural gas to homes, industries and commercial establishments.
Speaking after virtually inaugurating AG&P Pratham’s 201st CNG Station, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs congratulated AG&P Pratham for the expansion of CNG stations and LCNG stations in the country. He stated that India is committed to continuously improve the policy and regulatory environment to support the development and make cleaner and sustainable fuel accessible and available to public at large. He said that in last 8 years, CNG stations in the country have gone up from 938 in 2014 to 4,629, and number is likely to go up to 8,000. The PNG connections have increased by 4 times to almost 10 million while CGD network has increased 9 times to cover 630 districts.
The Minister stated that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government has shown political resolve, clarity on policy issues, and ability to implement the decisions which have helped in achieving these targets. He said that the government means business, and the use of gas in the energy basket of the country will go upto 15%, and CGD network will cater to almost 90% of the consumers.
