New Delhi: Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday dedicated to the nation GAIL group’s 201 CNG stations across the Country.
Pradhan also inaugurated the commencement of PNG supply in Jhansi and Mobile Refueling Units (MRUs)for refueling vehicles at Raigad.
He interacted with the PNG consumer family in Jhansi who expressed their happiness about the unhindered and cheaper supply of PNG in the house.
Pradhan also interacted with MRU operators in Raigad and Delhi and witnessed the filling of CNG in vehicles through MRU.
The MRUs inaugurated today belong to IGL and Mahanagar Gas Limited.
Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said that till now, CNG stations and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) were things belonging to metro cities, and with the Government efforts these are now reaching cities and towns across the country.
The Minister said that Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is committed to the cause of climate change mitigation and his efforts have given the world, leadership and enhanced India’s standing in the world. Shri Pradhan added that for us, bringing innovation in energy retailing is not only a business decision but is also aligned to PM’s vision of a greener future.
He also spoke about the PM’s efforts towards enhancing the ease of living for citizens and said that today’s inauguration is another step towards this twin objective of a greener future and enhancing the ease of living for people.
Pradhan said that India has committed to achieving a 15% share of natural gas in the primary energy mix by 2030 for more sustainable energy use which will help reduce environmental pollution, fulfil India’s commitment to COP-21.
Greater use of natural gas will reduce dependence on fossil fuel and consequently reduce import bill and import dependence, he added.
Pradhan emphasized that the aim of the government was to move towards the concept of energy retailer where all different transport fuels – Hydrogen, diesel, petrol, CNG/CBG, LNG, or EV batteries swapping facility shall be available at a single point.
