The IndianOil Adani Gas Private Ltd (IOAGPL), the implementing agency of the city gas project, has managed to provide only around 10,000 piped natural gas (PNG) connections to city residents in seven years
This is despite Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) giving extension for the project twice. The new deadline is set to be over by May 31, 2023. The project, inaugurated in 2016, was aimed at providing 40,000 PNG connections within five years of the launch.
According to IOAGPL officials, they are confident of completing the work before the May 2023 deadline. “We are focusing on providing infrastructure for our project. We have completed plumping in more than 40,000 households so far,” said an official with IOAGPL.
“We have given more than 9,000 PNG connections so far. Majority connections are given in Thrikkakara and Kalamassery municipalities,” the official said.