New Delhi: Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) has signed an agreement with the Delhi Division of Northern Railway to supply piped natural gas (PNG) to 22 railway establishments across Delhi-NCR, stepping up efforts to replace conventional fuels with natural gas under the government's National PNG Drive 3.0, The Hindu BusinessLine reported. The agreement was signed on Friday in the presence of senior officials from both organisations.

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The initial PNG consumption under the agreement is estimated at 3,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD), replacing around 500 kg of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and 2,500 litres of diesel consumed daily across the 22 establishments, IGL said in a statement on Saturday, ANI reported. Demand is expected to increase to 8,000–10,000 SCMD in the coming years as infrastructure and connectivity expand.

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22Railway establishments covered in phase one
3,000 SCMDInitial piped gas supply per day
500 kg LPG + 2,500 L dieselDaily fuel use to be replaced
8,000–10,000 SCMDExpected demand in coming years

Under the first phase, PNG will be supplied to departmental mechanised laundries at Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Old Delhi, Anand Vihar Terminal, Hazrat Nizamuddin and New Delhi, where the fuel will be used for boiler operations. The agreement also covers officers' rest houses, base kitchens, running rooms, subordinate rest houses and guard and Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) lobbies across Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, ANI reported.

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"Indian Railways has chosen IGL as its collaborative partner to replace LPG with PNG and this MoU will facilitate the substitution of a substantial quantity of LPG with natural gas, thereby helping reduce import dependence and the associated subsidy burden," IGL Chairman Subhankar Sen said, according to The Hindu BusinessLine. Pushpesh Raman Tripathi, Divisional Railway Manager of Delhi Division, Northern Railway, said the agreement would help Indian Railways reduce substantial energy costs, ANI reported.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

The partnership is expected to expand as PNG infrastructure develops across IGL's authorised geographical areas, including Ajmer, Banda, Rewari and Muzaffarnagar, ANI reported. The MoU was signed in the presence of senior officials from both organisations, including Mohit Bhatia, Director (Commercial), IGL.

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