| | JULY 20224It looks like we are on a space mission with the LPG cylinder to send the prices to the moon. In Bengaluru, a 14.2kg cylinder that cost Rs.585 in May 2020 now costs Rs.1055.5! Having a population of nearly 140 crore, the country desperately needs to look at alternative options, especially when it comes to domestic cooking gas. Natural gas, one of the cleanest modern-day fuels for industrial and domestic use, fits right into this crater as it is efficient and non-polluting. Over the decades, the Gas Authority of India w(GAIL) has been endeavoring to democratize Piped Natural Gas (PNG) for domestic cooking. Thanks to its clean burning nature and more intense heat, it indeed is a perfect fit for the purpose. But the problem lies in expanding the infrastructure across the nation. GAIL was formed in 1984, but the pipeline infrastructure doesn't paint a rosy picture. GAIL has an existing 14,381 Km. of gas pipeline network with a capacity of 206 MMSCMD. The natural gas vein runs across 21 States. However, there has been a sudden acceleration in expanding the GAIL infrastructure. Earlier last month, GAIL announced the plans to enter into distributed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production to take the fuel to users. GAIL plans to cater to the demand from off-grid locations and the transport sector through this first-of-its-kind endeavor in the country. It has even placed orders for two small-scale liquefaction skids capable of producing LNG on a pilot basis. Furthermore, GAIL also looks forward to supporting the startups operating in areas including natural gas, petrochemicals, and energy by investing in them through its startup initiative `Pankh.' It will be a unique opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs in the segment. Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsindia.comTime for A Different `Gas' StoryEditorial Vol 04 · Issue 5 - 1 · July, 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Sujith Vasudevan Manager - DesignPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayNoidaRohit Raghubanshi Garima Anandadvertise@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsindia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsindia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsindia.comCover price is Rs.150 per issue.Editor Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of InfoConnect Web Technolo-gies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2022 InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher. Design Girish M Rajesh R BVP - Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Editorial Keerthana Kantharaj Sthitaprajnya Panigrahi Roopalatha H Tanuja Akkanavar Shirly Pabisha T
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