Karnataka struggles to meet Centre’s PNG target
With the upcoming elections, the public is anxiously seeking assurance from candidates about obtaining piped natural gas (PNG) connectivity to their apartments or houses in their respective localities.
As PNG, which is cheaper and more convenient than LPG cylinders, gains popularity, the state government has drafted a new policy on City Gas Distribution (CGD) aimed at clearing hurdles that hinder the expansion of the gas pipeline network and increasing gas utilisation in the state.
The policy gains significance as Karnataka lags behind the Centre’s target of achieving 92 lakh PNG connections to households in the next seven years, and the Government of India (GOI) aims to increase the share of natural gas in the country’s primary energy mix from 6.2 per cent to 15 per cent by 2030.
