Govt Aims Consumer Can Buy Any Fuel from Outlet- Petrol, Diesel, CNG, LNG or Electric: Pradhan

The government has visualized that consumers, as per their purchasing capacity and their choice of fuel, should be able to buy any type of fuel from the retail outlet- be it petrol, diesel, CNG, LNG or electric charging, said Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas (P&NG) and Steel.

The Minister also called upon all CGD agencies to grow into the Comprehensive Energy Retailers. He was speaking during an event in which he has dedicated 42 CNG stations and 3 City Gate Stations of Torrent Gas to the service of the community.

Also, all CNG stations and City Gate Stations were connected through video conference during the event.

Torrent Gas has the authorization to lay City Gas Distribution network in 32 Districts across 7 States and 1 UT. These CNG stations are located across various states, including 14 in Uttar Pradesh, 8 in Maharashtra, 6 in Gujarat, 4 in Punjab and 5 each in Telangana and Rajasthan. The City Gate Stations include one each in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab.

The P&NG Minister also said that government wants to supply fuel through the mobile dispensers so that consumers can get the fuel at their doorstep, as per their convenience.

He further added, the strategy is being made to expand the battery swapping facilities also. He advocated adopting the digital platforms on large scale, in every aspect of transaction.

Pradhan said that India will become the largest energy consumer in the world in the coming years, and development of CGD network in India is in line with the vision of our Prime Minister to achieve the COP-21 Climate Change goals set for 2030.

In the Solar energy sector, India has already become the role model, the Minister added, and said that an investment of about USD 60 billion which is more than Rs 4 lakh crore, is being made in the gas infrastructure which includes laying of pipelines, terminals, gas fields.

He said that the country is moving towards the gas-based economy, which is not only clean and efficient fuel, but will also help in reducing the country’s dependence on imported crude oil.

Pradhan called upon the CGD companies to also invest in the biomass-based plants to produce Compressed Bio-gas, using agriculture residues, forest produce, city waste and Gobar. He said that 500 such plants are already being set up, and the target is to reach 5000 such plants. He said that during the pandemic, our Corona-warriors, braving the threats, ensured timely supply to consumers at their doorsteps.