CHENNAI: Natural gas major Torrent Gas has opened up the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) market in Chennai, the only metro in the country where CNG and petroleum natural gas (PNG) was not available on retail so far. The opening up of the retail CNG market in Chennai makes it possible for CNG vehicles to more easily ply in the city — especially for commercial taxi operators, a segment which is predominantly powered by CNG in locations such as Delhi-National Capital Region where strong CNG pump infrastructure exists.
On Tuesday, 25 CNG stations and 1 City Gate Station of Torrent Gas was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. Torrent Gas also announced that it is planning to spend Rs 5,000 crore in Tamil Nadu towards the creation of CNG stations and city gas distribution (CGD) infrastructure to bring piped natural gas to domestic, industrial, and commercial customers and setting up CNG stations.
