Adani Group’s application for gas distribution license in Noida rejected
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This has been made the basis of non-purchase of necessary equipment for gas distribution in the concerned area.
Oil and gas regulator PNGRB has rejected Adani Group company Adani Total Gas Ltd’s application for a license to retail CNG and deliver piped cooking gas to households in Noida. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) said in an order issued on July 14 that Adani Total Gas Limited does not fulfill the conditions as per the rules regarding CNG and PNG distribution in Noida, hence its application is rejected. Any company desirous of carrying out the business of retail sale of CNG or piped gas to kitchens in any area has to obtain a license from PNGRB.
Prior to the formation of PNGRB, this permission was given by the Central Government. Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has got approval for distribution of gas in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, but Adani Total Gas has challenged its claim in areas adjacent to Delhi. IGL has been distributing CNG in Delhi and surrounding areas since late 1990s. It also got distribution authorization from the Central Government in April 2004 in Noida, adjacent to Delhi. However, Adani Total Gas (formerly Adani Energy Limited) staked claim in June 2008 to set up a natural gas distribution network in the geographical area of Noida. But at that time PNGRB could not take any decision on that application and the matter went to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court, while disposing of the petition in September last year, had said that the regulator was free to take a decision on the application. Since then, PNGRB was looking into the application of the Adani group company. Two of the three members of the regulatory board – Gajendra Singh and AK Tiwari – voted in favor of rejecting the application. However, third member Ajit Kumar Pandey was of the view that it would not be proper for the regulator to pass an order as the matter is sub-judice in the Appellate Tribunal.
The PNGRB, in its order, said, “After perusing the documents submitted by the Adani group company along with the application dated June 25, 2008, the board has decided to reject the application.” The decision was taken in the regulatory board meeting held on April 25, 2023, on the basis of not fulfilling the conditions required for the license at the time of application. This has been made the basis of non-purchase of necessary equipment for gas distribution in the concerned area.
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