Piped Natural Gas which is alien concept in the state is expected to get a boost now !. As the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (PNGRA) has started issuing Letters of Intent (LoI) to 10 successful bidders across 30 geographical areas (GAs) in the 9th CGD (City Gas Distribution) bidding round, few years from now piped gas connection will become order of the day. This is expected to cover 20 per cent of the country’s populace (as per 2011 census) and 11 per cent of its geographical area.
Nine districts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have been covered in the 9th CGD round. Incidentally, the bids for Coimbatore and Salem districts in TN have gone to State-owned oil and gas company Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) while others have gone to other gas marketing companies like Adani Gas, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Torrent Gas etc.,
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