CNG Price In Delhi Was Hiked By 80 Paise Per Kg On Friday

CNG price in Delhi was hiked by 80 paise per kg. The price of CNG increased in Delhi, and PNG became expensive in Noida, know how much the price increased.

CNG price in Delhi was hiked by 80 paise per kg on Friday following a record increase in natural gas prices.

Further, the domestic PNG price in Noida has been increased by Rs 5.85 per SCM partly due to an increase in input gas cost. This rate is effective from 1 April.

According to the information posted on the website of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the price of CNG in the National Capital Region (NCT) of Delhi has been increased from Rs 60.01 to Rs 60.81 per kg.

This is the sixth increase in CNG prices in the last month. Overall, the rates have gone up by around Rs 4 per kg. This increase is due to a jump in gas prices globally.

IGL procures natural gas from domestic fields as well as buys imported LNG.

LNG in the spot or current market touched record highs in recent months.

On Thursday the government raised the price of gas produced from local fields to US$6.10 per million British thermal units from US$2.9 per million.

Industry sources said this has increased the cost of IGL, necessitating a price hike.

This year itself, the prices have increased by about Rs 8.50 per kg. However, the company has not changed the price of natural gas found in domestic kitchens for cooking.

The hike in CNG prices comes after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by Rs 6.40 per liter and LPG rates by Rs 50 per cylinder in less than two weeks.

The price of CNG in Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad will be Rs 63.38 per kg, while in Gurugram it is Rs 69.17 per kg.

Prices vary from city to city after levying VAT. The price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder has increased to Rs 949.50 in the national capital. In some places, the price of LPG has gone up to Rs 1,000.