Question : Supply of LNG

(a) whether the Government has received any representation through the public representatives to allow Central Public Sector Undertakings to utilise the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network of Geographical Areas (GAs), as a common carrier to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) wherever the tenure of marketing exclusivity period is over including Rajkot and Morbi GAs;

(b) if so, the details of action taken thereon;

(c) the details of marketing exclusivity period of CGD of Rajkot and Morbi GAs;

(d) the details of GAs where the marketing exclusivity period is over, State-wise; and

(e) the details of existing operator in charge where the marketing exclusivity period is over, State-wise?

MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
(SHRI HARDEEP S PURI)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.






STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *261 ASKED BY SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, MP AND SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA, MP TO BE ANSWERED ON 16THDECEMBER, 2021.

(a)& (b) Yes, Sir.Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) had received a letterdated 28.07.2020 and two emails dated 05.10.2020 and 25.11.2020 from ShriMohanbhaiKandariya, Member of Parliament. Vide letters dated 10.08.2020, 08.10.2020 and 31.12.2020, PNGRB had replied to all three communications from the Hon’ble MP.
(c) to (e) The details of the GAs along with the name of authorized CGD entities where exclusivity period has expired as on 30th November, 2021, are at Annexure.
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