IGL partners with Delhi Division of Railways for commercial PNG supply

Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), and the Delhi Division of Northern Railway have signed an agreement for supply of commercial Piped Natural Gas (PNG). An IGL statement said this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will bring gas supplies across various railway establishments within authorised Geographical Areas of the public sector undertaking.

Under the first phase of the partnership, Commercial PNG will be supplied to 22 designated railway locations across Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, IGL said.

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These include Departmental Mechanised Laundries at Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Old Delhi, Anand Vihar Terminal, Hazrat Nizamuddin and New Delhi, where PNG will be utilised for boiler operations. The agreement also covers Officers' Rest Houses, Base Kitchens, Running Rooms, Subordinate Rest Houses and Guard/TTE Lobbies.

The initial PNG consumption under the MoU is estimated at approximately 3,000 Standard Cubic Metres per Day (SCMD), replacing the daily consumption of around 500 kg of LPG and 2,500 litres of diesel.

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“With the progressive expansion of PNG infrastructure and connectivity across IGL's authorised Geographical Areas, including Ajmer, Banda, Rewari and Muzaffarnagar, natural gas demand under the initiative is expected to increase to approximately 8,000-10,000 SCMD in the coming years,” IGL said.