CNG price in the national capital has been slashed by 80 paise per kg and piped cooking gas (PNG) by 70 paise per unit following an 18 per cent reduction in natural gas prices.
CNG for automobiles in Delhi from now will cost Rs 37.20 per kg. The price of CNG in adjoining towns of Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad was cut by 90 paisa to Rs 42.60 per kg with effect from today.
Indraprashtha Gas Limited said in a statement, “The price of CNG in Delhi remains lowest in the country.”
IGL also announced reduction in its domestic piped natural gas prices.
The consumer price of PNG to the households in Delhi has been reduced by Rs 0.70 per standard cubic meters (scm) from Rs 25.35 to Rs 24.65 per scm.
Due to differential tax structure in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the applicable price of domestic PNG to households in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad would be Rs 26.15 per scm, which has been reduced by Rs 0.90 per scm from existing Rs 27.05 per scm.
IGL supplies PNG to over 6,00,000 households in the region.
(With inputs from agencies)