The price of piped natural gas (PNG) to Delhi households, too, has been raised from Rs 27.50 per standard cubic metre (scm) to Rs 29.50 per scm up to a consumption of 30 scm in two months.
Beyond consumption of 30 scm of PNG in two months, the applicable rate in Delhi would be Rs 52 per scm. CNG would cost Rs 50.10 per kg in Delhi and Rs 56.70 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad from Thursday midnight, Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) said.
Reacting to the latest price hikes, Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal questioned the timing. ‘CNG rates hiked in Delhi. Isn’t the time suspect?,’ tweeted the anti-politician turned politician.
IGL, the sole retailer of CNG and PNG in Delhi, said the increase was primarily due to increase in input cost as a result of reallocation of domestically produced gas quantities by the government for all city gas distribution companies across the country.
‘There has been a reduction in allocation of APM gas to us, which is forcing us to source more quantity of market priced imported R-LNG, whose prices are currently on an upswing. This has affected our overall input cost by over 13 per cent,’ an IGL statement said. ‘In addition, there has also been an increase in the operating expenses including increase in minimum wages announced by the government with effect from October 2013,’ the statement added.
Beyond consumption of 30 scm of PNG in two months, the applicable rate in Delhi would be Rs 52 per scm. CNG would cost Rs 50.10 per kg in Delhi and Rs 56.70 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad from Thursday midnight, Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) said.
Reacting to the latest price hikes, Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal questioned the timing. ‘CNG rates hiked in Delhi. Isn’t the time suspect?,’ tweeted the anti-politician turned politician.
IGL, the sole retailer of CNG and PNG in Delhi, said the increase was primarily due to increase in input cost as a result of reallocation of domestically produced gas quantities by the government for all city gas distribution companies across the country.
‘There has been a reduction in allocation of APM gas to us, which is forcing us to source more quantity of market priced imported R-LNG, whose prices are currently on an upswing. This has affected our overall input cost by over 13 per cent,’ an IGL statement said. ‘In addition, there has also been an increase in the operating expenses including increase in minimum wages announced by the government with effect from October 2013,’ the statement added.