Bidders have been asked to quote the tariff they will charge for the pipeline network to be laid in the city and the compression charge.

The cities offered for bidding include those that PNGRB had offered in the fourth CGD (city gas distribution) round in September 2010.

Gujarat Gas Co Ltd (GGCL) has won a licence to retail CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households in Bhavnagar in Gujarat.

PNGRB has extended the last date of bidding for licences to retail CNG and piped cooking gas in 14 cities, by three months to May 12.