Northern Railway and Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for piped natural gas (PNG) connection across 22 railway establishments in Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar under the National PNG Drive 3.0.
Initial PNG consumption is expected to be 3,000 standard cubic metres per day (scmd), with demand expected to increase to 8,000 scmd to 10,000 scmd.
The agreement is expected to be executed in two phases, under phase I PNG will be supplied to 22 designated locations, including departmental mechanised laundries at Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Old Delhi, Anand Vihar Terminal, Hazrat Nizamuddin and New Delhi, for use in boiler operations.
The agreement also includes PNG supply to officers’ rest houses, base kitchens, running rooms, subordinate rest houses, and guard and Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) lobbies.
The partnership is expected to expand across IGL’s authorised geographical areas, including Ajmer, Banda, Rewari and Muzaffarnagar.