Piped gas to 25k households, 12 more CNG stns in Kol by yr-end
Kolkata: The
(BGCL) is set to provide domestic gas connections to around 25,000 consumers by end 2025 while the count of CNG stations in greater Kolkata area would go up to 30 from 18 now.
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Anupam Mukhopadhyay, CEO of BGCL, said that in next five years there would be five lakh domestic consumers and it would set up around 90 CNG stations across the state.
BGCL, a joint venture between GAIL (India) Ltd and Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Company Ltd (GCGSCL), a state govt enterprise, has been authorised by the
(PNGRB) for the supply and distribution of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to domestic consumers and CNG to the transport sector in the KMC and adjacent districts like Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and Nadia.
Its network is spread over approximately 1,529 sq km in 40 municipality areas of the state.
On Monday, state industries minister Shashi Panja unveiled BGCL's two new CNG stations — Surya Filling Station at Bagbazar and Bela Energy Station near Ganesh Talkies. She said, "The state is ramping up CNG network for buses with help of BGCL. Now, the city has only one such station at Kasba bus depot. We are planning to set up four-five more at Ultadanga, Tollygunge and Neelganj before puja."
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