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Five bid for city gas rights in Burdwan
Five firms, including the Indian Oil-Adani Gas combine, are in the race to supply city gas to households in Burdwan. The district town is part of the 86 other places where firms have bid for city gas distribution rights.
Burdwan, the only town in Bengal where the bidding for city gas is taking place, has attracted offers from GAIL Gas, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, H-Energy East Coast, Bharat Gas Resources and Indian Oil-Adani Gas .
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) said the 9th round of city gas distribution (CCD) was likely to attract investment of Rs 70,000 crore.
IOC bid for 34 places on its own and another 20 in partnership with Adani Gas, according to the final bid information provided by the PNGRB. Adani Gas on its own bid for 32 places.
Bharat Gas Resources, a unit of BPCL, bid for as many as 53 areas, while GAIL’s retailing arm, GAIL Gas, has put in offers for 34 places.
Gujarat-based Torrent Gas bid for 31 places, while Gujarat Gas put in offers for 21 areas.
Petronet LNG, India’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer, sought to foray into the CGD business by bidding for the licence in seven places. Indraprastha Gas, which retails CNG in the national capital region, put in bids for 11 areas.
As many as eight places received single bids. Only Indian Oil bid for Aurangabad in Bihar and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.
Similarly, only Adani Gas applied for Balasore in Odisha; GAIL Gas for Gangan in Odisha; Bharat Gas Resources for Bidar in Karnataka and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh; IOC-Adani combine for Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh; and Gujarat Gas bid for Narmada in Gujarat. Josh Kline Jersey
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