Adani Total Gas Cuts CNG, Piped Gas Prices As PNGRB’s Tariff Reform Brings Relief, Easing Costs for Households and Motorists
Adani Total Gas Cuts CNG, Piped Gas Prices As PNGRB’s Tariff Reform Brings Relief, Easing Costs for Households and Motorists
Price reduction of up to ₹4 follows PNGRB’s overhaul of gas transportation tariffs, easing costs for households and motorists.
Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) has announced a cut in prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and domestic piped natural gas (PNG), offering relief to households and vehicle owners across multiple markets. The reduction, which goes up to ₹4, comes in the wake of a major tariff reform by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) that has streamlined gas transportation charges nationwide.
ATGL, the city gas joint venture of the Adani Group and France’s TotalEnergies, said the price cut varies by geography, reflecting changes in transportation zones under the new tariff regime. The reform has reduced input costs for city gas distributors, allowing companies to pass on benefits directly to consumers.
In Gujarat and adjoining Madhya Pradesh–Maharashtra areas, CNG prices have been reduced by ₹0.50 to ₹1.90 per kg, while domestic PNG prices are down by up to ₹1.10 per standard cubic metre (scm). In Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana-NCR, northern Madhya Pradesh and bordering Uttar Pradesh, CNG prices have been cut by ₹1.40 to ₹2.55 per kg, and PNG prices by ₹1.10 to ₹4.00 per scm. Central and eastern India have seen the sharpest reductions, with CNG prices falling by ₹1.81 to ₹4.05 per kg and PNG by up to ₹4.00 per scm.
The price revision follows PNGRB’s decision to simplify pipeline tariffs, effective January 1, 2026. Under the revised framework, the number of distance-based tariff zones has been reduced from three to two—up to 300 km and beyond—while a uniform Zone-1 tariff of around ₹54 per million British thermal unit (excluding tax) now applies nationwide for CNG and domestic PNG customers. This uniform pricing removes regional inefficiencies and lowers the delivered cost of gas irrespective of distance from the source.
Welcoming the reform, ATGL’s Executive Director and CEO Suresh P Manglani said the move would help accelerate the shift to cleaner fuels. “We welcome PNGRB’s landmark initiative to simplify and rationalise gas transportation charges, a move that directly benefits millions of consumers who rely on CNG for their vehicles and piped natural gas for their homes. By making natural gas more affordable and accessible, this reform will encourage wider adoption of cleaner fuels across households and the transportation sector,” he said.
ATGL operates in 53 geographical areas, directly and through Indian Oil-Adani Gas Private Limited (IOAGPL), serving over 1.2 million households and running nearly 1,100 CNG stations across the country.
The tariff overhaul has also prompted similar price cuts by other city gas distributors. GAIL Gas Ltd has announced a ₹1 reduction in both CNG and PNG prices. Indraprastha Gas Ltd has cut PNG prices for household kitchens in Delhi and NCR towns by ₹0.70 per scm, while Think Gas has reduced CNG prices by ₹2.50 per kg and PNG prices by up to ₹5 per scm.
With natural gas accounting for only about 6 per cent of India’s energy mix, policymakers see such cost rationalisation as crucial to meeting the government’s target of raising the share of gas to 15 per cent by 2030. The latest cuts are expected to strengthen gas’s position as a transition fuel, benefiting consumers while supporting cleaner energy adoption.
