Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has announced a hike in prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) in Delhi and neighbouring cities of Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and others. The new rates came into effect from October 13, 2021.
After the price hike, CNG price in Delhi now stands at Rs 49.76 per kg while PNG will be sold for Rs 35.11 per standard cubic meter (SCM). Meanwhile, PNG price will now be Rs 34.86 per SCM in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad with CNG being sold at Rs 56.02 per kg.
This is the second price hike by IGL for during October 2021. CNG and PNG rates were earlier increased by Rs 2.28 per kg and Rs 2.10 respectively following a 62 per cent hike in natural gas prices on October 1, 2021.