Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) has revised prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) to Rs 72 per kg and Rs 45.50 per SCM respectively in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), effective midnight of 12th April, 2022
Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) has revised prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) to Rs 72 per kg and Rs 45.50 per SCM respectively in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), effective midnight of 12th April, 2022. This is a hike of Rs 5 per kg on CNG and Rs 4.5 per unit on PNG.
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Within a week of steeply increasing the retail price of CNG and PNG, the city gas utility announced another hike in the prices of these fuels by Rs 5/kg and Rs 4.50, effective Tuesday midnight, citing the massive rise in input prices.
It had earlier raised the retail price of auto fuel CNG and cooking gas PNG by Rs 7 and Rs 5, respectively.
MGL had on March 31 lowered the retail prices of CNG by Rs 6/kg and for PNG by Rs 3.50 after the state government had slashed VAT on these fuels to 3 per cent from 13.5 per cent effective April 1.
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On April 6, MG increased the prices of these fuels by Rs 7 and Rs 5, respectively.
The company today announced a Rs 5/kg hike in auto CNG to Rs 72/kg and by Rs 4.50 /SCM for domestic piped natural gas to Rs 45.50/SCM in and around Mumbai, a PTi report had said.
It said from April 1, the Centre has increased the supply price of domestically-produced natural by 110 per cent.
