Petronet invites stakeholders to partner up in establishing LNG dispensing stations

Petroleum Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) in its public discover on June 2 introduced that any entity can arrange an LNG station in any geographical space (GA) or anyplace else, even when it’s not the authorised entity for that GA.

This clarification by the PNGRB has been welcomed by PLL administration. PLL being the pioneer and the biggest LNG infrastructure firm of India want to facilitate LNG dishing out infrastructure throughout the nation on main nationwide highways and invitations OMCs, CGD entities or any events to companion up for this undertaking.

Petronet’s MD&CEO Shri. Prabhat Singh mentioned “PLL in its endeavour to contribute towards vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and relentless efforts of Union minister of petroleum and natural gas and minister of steel Dharmendra Pradhan of making India a gas based economy is putting in all efforts to promote LNG as a cleaner, greener and economic automotive fuel for Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles(M&HCVs) in India.”

In these efforts, PLL has already launched its first commercially registered LNG buses and LNG dishing out stations at its Dahej and Kochi Terminals. These buses are deployed for commuting PLL staff between their residence and work location which demonstrates the security of LNG as an automotive gas and gives journey vary of 900 km in a single filling. PLL is already creating LNG dishing out infrastructure alongside Delhi-Mumbai freeway and has already floated a young. With this clarification of the PNGRB, PLL is inspired to develop LNG dishing out infrastructure throughout the nation.

Apart from being environmentally superior gas, LNG additionally reduces gas invoice of the fleet operators about 25% and import invoice of the nation by 30%-40% as in comparison with crude oil based mostly gas.

PLL envisions that the LNG infrastructure will additional strengthen GoI’s commitments towards COP 21 for discount of emission depth by 33%-35% from 2005 stage and growing fuel share in India’s vitality combine from 6% to 15%. PLL will quickly be popping out with the finer particulars of the partnerships in coming weeks.