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Price:
Consequent to the increased input price of natural gas, compressed natural
gas (CNG) price will be revised with effect from July 1.The current price
of CNG in Mumbai is Rs 19.77 per kg. The revised price will be Rs 20.90
per kg. Owing to Octroi, the new price in Mira-Bhayandar area will be
Rs 21 per kg and in the Thane area Rs 21.30 per kg.
Info
from Infraline.com:
Mahanagar Gas raises CNG rates:
July 1, 2005. Mahanagar Gas has revised the price of CNG with effect from
July 1 to Rs 20.90 per kg. It is currently sold at Rs 19.77 per kg. Owing
to octroi, the price of CNG in Mira-Bhayander will be Rs 21 and Thane
Rs 21.30. Currently MGL supplies CNG to over 150,000 vehicles in Mumbai,
Mira Bhayander and Thane through a network of 108 CNG stations and 524
dispensing points. CNG prices were last revised in April 2002. The increase
in the price of CNG has primarily been caused by the rise in input cost
of natural gas from Rs 2,850 per thousand standard cubic metres to Rs
3,200 per thousand standard cubic metres apart from the introduction of
new statutory taxes and levies. The 6.6 per cent hike in CNG price would
moderately impact the per kilometre running cost for vehicles –
threewheeler auto rickshaws by 3 paise (Rs 0.03) per km, taxi by 5 paise
(Rs 0.05) per km and bus by 32 paise (Rs 0.32) per km. It same will translates
into half a paise per passenger km. At present, MGL has connected to more
than 2,24,378 Nos households in Mumbai. MGL's compressed natural gas (CNG)
powers 48,450 taxis, 96,213 auto rickshaws, 1578 cars and 90 BEST buses
across the Mumbai city.
General
Info of MGL:
Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), a pioneering initiative to bring clean, safe
efficient and affordable Piped Natural Gas, direct to over 6,00,000 homes
in Mumbai. Presently MGL has connected to more than 2,38,126 households
in Mumbai. The MGL project, which started in 1995 from Chembur has covered
major parts of Mumbai through its distribution network i.e. from Dadar
to Dahisar and from Sion to Mulund. MGL has already started work inSouth
Mumbai areas like Prabhadevi, Worli, Colaba etc. From Cooking stoves to
geysers and air-conditioners, this versatile gas has today become the
preferred choice for the residents of Mumbai.
Fulfilling the promise of a Clean Mumbai, MGL's Compressed Natural Gas
(CNG) powers 48,507 taxis, 99,207 nos auto rickshaws and 145 BEST buses
across the city through it's network of 115 CNG stations, thus contributing
to more than 577 tonnes reduction of pollutants every day in mumbai.
MGL has always emphasized on Health, Safety, Security and Environment
(HSS&E). In this endeavor we have in place systems and processes that
match up with the best in the world. Besides monitoring our system on
a daily basis we have also our Customer Service Cell with a customer care
number 1917, to give you access to us at all times to answer all your
queries, thereby providing greater convenience and better services to
Mumbaikars.
As on 12th November:
Present data on CNG Station and the vehicle runs on CNG:
TOTAL CNG CONVERSIONS : 160493 nos.
Mumbai - 151262 nos.
[Cars - 1721 nos. Taxis - 48507 nos; 3-wheelers - 99207 nos; BEST buses
- 145 nos;
Pvt./Mini buses - 140 nos; LCV/Tempos - 1082 nos; Trucks - 460 nos.]
Thane - 7006 nos
[Cars - 75 nos; 3-wheelers - 6645 nos; TMT buses - 9 nos; Pvt./Mini buses
- 9 nos;
LCV/Tempo - 156 nos; Trucks - 112 nos.]
Mira Road - 2225 nos. (3 wheelers - 2225 nos)
TOTAL CNG OUTLETS : 115
Mumbai - 110 nos.
(Mother - 4 nos; Online - 94 nos; Daughter-booster - 12 nos)
Thane - 4 outlets (Online-3 nos; DBS - 1 no.) Mira-Bhayander - 1 outlet
(Online)
Total Installed Compression Capacity - 13,63,200 Kgs/day
(Mumbai - 12,95,200 Kgs/day; Thane - 51,000 Kgs/day, Mira-Bhayander -
17000 Kgs/day)
Dispensing Points - 564 nos
(Mumbai - 536; Thane - 24; Mira-Bhayander - 4)
Average total Pollutants reduced - 577 tonnes per day
Steel Pipeline laid - 186.87 Kms
Approximate cost of CNG Conversion:
Approximate cost of CNG conversion of LMVs (taxi / Pvt. car - petrol driven)
: Rs. 32,000/-**
Approximate cost of CNG conversion of Auto - petrol driven : Rs. 23,000/-**
Approximate cost of CNG conversion of in-use diesel buses / tempos : Rs.
3.5 to 4.5 lacs**
** - approximate only. To check with CNG retrofitters.
Safety
aspect:
Safety is of paramount importance to MGL. CNG is delivered to vehicles
having CNG cylinders, which are approved and are within the periodic test
life.
Identification labels (metal plate) are provided by MGL and installed
in CNG vehicles near the refueling valve after the vehicle owner has got
certification from RTO & necessary endorsement on RC book. Every dispensing
operator is trained and have been instructed to dispense gas to only those
vehicles who have a valid metal plate. Continuous improvement in the process
is a part of MGL's policy.
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