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PNG Drive 3.0 targets 50 lakh new connections, shifts focus to gas network utilisation (opens the original)
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Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, along with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) and city-gas distributors, on Thursday launched National PNG Drive 3.0, stepping up efforts to accelerate the shift towards piped natural gas (PNG) for households. The latest phase, which will run until the end of FY27, targets 50 lakh new domestic PNG connections, conversion of 40 lakh existing connections into active consumers and onboarding another 50 lakh domestic PNG registrations.
Export duty on diesel, ATF slashed; petrol unchanged (opens the original)
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In their latest fortnightly review, the government further reduced the export levy on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) whilst keeping the levy on petrol unchanged. Excise duty levied on the fuels domestically remains unchanged. For the next fortnight commencing October 1, export of diesel would draw an export duty of ₹16 per litre and aviation turbine fuel ₹10.5 on every litre. Petrol would draw a levy of ₹0.5 per litre. Following the previous fortnightly review, the export levy on diesel
PNGRB bats for level playing field across EV, CNG and LNG vehicles (opens the original)
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A level-playing field across vehicle types — from electric vehicles (EVs) to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) — is essential to ensure consumer economics work for each segment, said Anjani Kumar Tiwari, Member, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of the launch of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) comparative assessment of vehicular fuels, Mr. Tiwari said consumer economics must remain central while frami
India has over 80 days fuel reserves: Puri (opens the original)
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IIndia has fuel reserves to meet more than 80 days of its requirements, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at the curtain raiser of India Energy Week 2027 in Kolkata on Monday. “The number of refineries has grown, import terminals have grown and I am sometimes asked why isn’t the country’s SPR bigger?” Mr. Puri said, adding, “Please combine everything we have more than eighty plus days [worth] of capacity to store.” Mr. Puri said India’s energy security framework extends beyond str
West Asia crisis not over, potential to escalate further: Oil Minister Hardeep Puri (opens the original)
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The West Asia crisis is not over and has the potential to exacerbate, said Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Oil Minister at the Public Affairs Forum of India’s annual conclave here Thursday. He added that notwithstanding the prevailing situation, a potential silver lining is the abundant availability of crude oil in the global market. “The crisis is certainly not over; it is not only ongoing, but it has the potential of exacerbating. In other words, it could get more serious,” he said. Highlighting tha
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