IGL to supply piped gas to 22 Northern Railway sites, displacing LPG and diesel
Indraprastha Gas will provide pipeline gas to 22 Northern Railway facilities in Delhi-NCR under a new agreement, according to Moody's, cutting LPG and diesel use.
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what happened
Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) has reached an agreement with the Delhi Division of Northern Railway to deliver pipeline gas to 22 sites across Delhi-NCR, according to Moody's. The first phase involves about 3,000 standard cubic metres per day, which would displace roughly 500 kg of LPG and 2,500 litres of diesel each day, the company said in a statement.
The switch covers mechanised laundries, officers' rest houses, base kitchens and other facilities in Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar. IGL expects volumes to climb to 8,000-10,000 standard cubic metres per day in coming years as pipelines reach more of its licence areas. The deal sits under the government's PNG Drive 3.0, a push to move institutional and commercial users onto natural gas.
IGL chairman Subhankar Sen said the partnership could become a template for a wider shift from LPG to piped gas across the railway network beyond Delhi.
why it matters
For markets the deal is small, but it points to rising gas demand from large institutional users and less reliance on imported LPG and diesel. Actual savings will depend on gas procurement prices, equipment efficiency and the fuels being replaced.
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- IGL, Northern Railway join hands to replace LPG, diesel with PNG at 22 locations — Moody's, 31 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC
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