CNG, PNG prices hiked in Mumbai, taxi associations threaten to go on strike

MUMBAI: Prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) will be hiked in Mumbai from midnight of January 8.

CNG prices will increase by ₹2.50 per kilogram and will now cost Rs.66 per kg. PNG will be available at Rs.39.50 per standard cubic meter (SCM) after the hike of ₹1.50 per SCM.

The hike is the sixth increase in CNG and PNG prices from 2021 and the first in 2022.

“In order to meet the shortfall in domestic gas allocation, MGL is sourcing additional market priced natural gas to cater to the increasing requirement of CNG and Domestic PNG segments.