India races to up piped gas supply as near one-third PNG connections run dry

NewsIndia races to up piped gas supply as near one-third PNG connections run dry Rituraj Baruah5 min read19 Aug 2026, 06:31 AM ISTAnil Kumar Jain, chairman, PNGRB.SummaryThe Centre is pushing for increased piped natural gas adoption, aiming for 4 million new connections this fiscal year amid LPG supply issues from West Asia. Operators are focusing…

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India races to up piped gas supply as near one-third PNG connections run dry
Rituraj Baruah

5 min read19 Aug 2026, 06:31 AM IST
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As the West Asia war puts its heavy reliance on imported cooking gas under strain,

New Delhi: India plans to triple the pace of bringing households onto piped natural gas (PNG), targeting a three-fold rise in new users to 4 million this fiscal. The push will focus on getting more households to actually use piped gas, rather than merely expanding the network, Anil Kumar Jain, chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, stated.

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