The Indian Oil Corporation has opened two retail stores in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, for dispensing of compressed natural gas (CNG). The oil refiner also plans to make the green fuel available for customers through 15 more such retail stores in Coimbatore in FY22.
The oil refiner is building a city gate station or CGS and a steel pipeline network is being developed in various districts of Coimbatore in order to bring piped gas connectivity to commercial, industries and domestic customers.
At present, the oil company is delivering the CNG requirements in Coimbatore by bringing gas by light commercial vehicles. The connectivity through the natural gas pipeline is expected to begin by June 2021.
Moreover, the company is authorised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board to develop and implement the city gas distribution network in Salem and Coimbatore.
The oil refiner will provide over 12 lakh piped natural gas connections or PNG to domestic households, and as many as 431 CNG stations for vehicle refilling in two districts over a period of eight years.