Executive Summary:
This document contains amendments to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Regulations, 2008. These amendments, titled "Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Amendment Regulations, 2016," come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (April 26th, 2016). The regulations are issued under Section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006.
Key Points / Main Content:
Definitions:
* **Compression Charge for CNG:** Redefined as a charge (excluding taxes and levies, in Rs. / Kg) for online compression of natural gas into CNG for dispensing at CNG stations, paid by an entity to the authorized CGD network operator.
* **Network Tariff:** Redefined as the weighted average unit rate of tariff (excluding taxes and levies, in Rs. / MMBTU) for all customer categories of natural gas in a CGD network, paid by an entity to the authorized CGD network operator.
Requirements for Successful Bidders:
* An entity declared a successful bidder, if not already registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or 2013, must register as a company under the Companies Act, 2013 within six months of the declaration date.
Bidding Criteria for CGD Networks:
* **Network Tariff:** Bids should reflect the lowness of the present value of the overall unit network tariff for all customer categories, including CNG, over the 25-year economic life of the project. Bidders must provide tariff charges for each year, with variations between consecutive years not exceeding ten percent. This criterion has a weightage of seventy percent.
* **Compression Charge for CNG:** Bids should reflect the lowness of the present value of the compression charge for CNG over the economic life of the project. Bidders must provide compression charges for each year, with variations between consecutive years not exceeding ten percent. This criterion has a weightage of thirty percent.
Tariff and Charge Recovery:
* **Network Tariff:** The network tariff for natural gas transportation in CGD networks is fixed as per the network tariff bid under clause a of subregulation 1 of regulation 7.
* **Compression Charge for CNG:** The compression charge for CNG in CGD networks is fixed as per the compression charge for CNG bid under clause b of subregulation 1 of regulation 7.
* **Separate Recovery:** The authorized entity must recover the network tariff and compression charge for CNG separately through an invoice, without any premium or discount, on a non-discriminatory basis.
Natural Gas Supply Agreements:
* The volume of natural gas supply under agreements must equal at least fifty percent of the volumes considered in the quoted network tariff bid for each year of the exclusivity period.
Transportation Tariff:
* The transportation tariff shall be determined by the Board as per regulation under section 22 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006.
Schedule C Amendments:
* Revisions to clauses 3 D, 3 E and 3F regarding company registration under the Companies Act, 1956 or 2013.
* Deletion of Declaration 3; renumbering of Declaration 4 to Declaration 3.
Schedule D Amendments:
* Entities must publish the network tariff for natural gas transportation and the compression charge for CNG on their website.
* Entities must comply with applicable regulations, including the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Regulations, 2008, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Exclusivity for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Regulations, 2008, relevant technical and safety standards, and the provisions of the Act.
* Deletion of clause 15.
Impact Analysis
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board:
Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations and determining transportation tariffs.
Action Required: Ensure compliance with the amended regulations and implement them in the authorization process.
Entities Authorised to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks:
Impact: Must adhere to the revised definitions of compression charge and network tariff. They are also subject to new bidding criteria, tariff recovery methods, and publication requirements.
Action Required: Update bidding strategies, tariff structures, and invoicing processes to align with the amended regulations. Publish the network tariff for natural gas transportation and the compression charge for CNG on their website.
Entities Using CGD Networks (e.g., CNG Suppliers):
Impact: Subject to the revised network tariff and compression charges.
Action Required: Understand the new tariff structure and its potential impact on their operational costs.
Potential Bidders for CGD Networks:
Impact: Must meet the new registration requirements and bidding criteria.
Action Required: If not already registered, register under the Companies Act, 2013 within six months of being declared a successful bidder. Prepare bids in accordance with the new bidding criteria.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board: A regulatory body in India responsible for the petroleum and natural gas sector.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: An Indian legislation that establishes and empowers the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Regulations, 2008: Regulations established by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) in 2008 that provide guidlines about authorizing the City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks. These guidelines are subject to amendments.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Exclusivity for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Regulations, 2008: Regulations concerning exclusivity rights for city or local natural gas distribution networks, under the purview of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.
City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks: The infrastructure and systems responsible for distributing natural gas within a specific city or local area.
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG): Natural gas that has been compressed to less than 1% of its volume at standard atmospheric pressure.
Companies Act, 2013: A law in India that regulates incorporation of companies, responsibilities of a company, directors and dissolution of a company.
New Delhi: The capital city of India, where the notification was issued.
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अिधिनयम, 2006, (2006 का 19) क% धारा 61 ’ारा (cid:10)द( शि*य+ का (cid:10)योग करते ,ए, पे(cid:14)ोिलयम और (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस
िविनयामक बोड (cid:30)एत.ारा िन/िलिखत िविनयम बनाता ह,ै नामत:-
1. सिं 45 शीषक(cid:30) और (cid:10)ारंभण
(1) इन िनयम+ को पे(cid:14)ोिलयम और (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस िविनयामक बोड (cid:30) (नगर या ;थानीय (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस िवतरण नेटवक(cid:30)
िबछान,े िनमा(cid:30)ण, (cid:10)चालन या िव;तार करने के िलए कंपिनय+ को (cid:10)ािधकृत करना) संशोधन िविनयम, 2016 कहा
जाएगा।
(2) ये सरकारी राजप@ मA उनके (cid:10)काशन क% तारीख स े(cid:10)वृत ह+गे।
2. पे(cid:14)ोिलयम और (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस िविनयामक बोड (cid:30) (नगर या ;थानीय (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस िवतरण नटे वक(cid:30) िबछान,े िनमा(cid:30)ण,
(cid:10)चालन या िव;तार करन ेके िलए कंपिनय+ को (cid:10)ािधकृत करना) िविनयम, 2008 मA -
(क) िविनयम 2 म,A उप-िविनयम (1) म,A -
(i) खंड (च) के िलए, िन/िलिखत खंड (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत: -
‘(च) “सीएनजी के िलए कE(cid:10) शै न (cid:10)भार” का अथ (cid:30) ह ै वह (cid:10)भार (सािं विधक कर+ और वसूिलय+ को छोड़कर), जो (cid:4)कसी
सीएनजी कAH म A Iाहक+ को बाद म A िवतJरत करन े के िलए (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस को संपीिड़त (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस (िजसे इसके बाद स े
सीएनजी के Kप म A उ(cid:6)ल ेख (cid:4)कया गया ह)ै को ऑनलाइन कE(cid:10) ैशन के िलए Mपए (cid:10)ित (cid:4)कलोIाम वसूल (cid:4)कया जाना ह ै
िजसका संबिं धत कंपनी ’ारा सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) के संचालन के िलए अिधकृत कंपनी को भुगतान (cid:4)कया जाएगा;’
(ii) खंड (ज) के िलए, िन/िलिखत खंड (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत: -
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(ज) नेटवक(cid:30) शु(cid:6)क का अथ(cid:30) ह ैसीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) मA (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस के सभी Oेणी के Iाहक+ के िलए Mपए (cid:10)ित िमिलयन िPJटश
थम(cid:30)ल यूिनट+ (Mपए / एमएमबीटीय)ू म A शु(cid:6)क (सािं विधक कर+ और वसूिलय+ को छोड़कर) क% भाJरत औसत इकाई दर,
िजसका संबिं धत कंपनी ’ारा सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) के संचालन के िलए अिधकृत कंपनी को भुगतान (cid:4)कया जाएगा;’
(ख) िविनयम 5 म,A उप-िविनयम (6) म,A खंड (च) के िलए, िन/िलिखत खंड (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत: -
“(च) य(cid:4)द (cid:4)कसी कंपनी को सफल बोलीदाता के Kप मA घोिषत (cid:4)कया जाता ह ै और वह कंपनी, कंपनी अिधिनयम
1956 या कंपनी अिधिनयम 1963 के अंतग(cid:30)त पंजीकृत कंपनी नहU ह ै तो वह ऐसी घोषणा (cid:4)कए जाने क% तारीख स े
कंपनी अिधिनयम 2013 के अतं ग(cid:30)त 6 माह मA ; वयं को पंजीकृत करवाएगी:”
(ग) िविनयम 7 म,A उप-िविनयम (1) म,A-
(i) खंड (क) के िलए, िन/िलिखत खंड को (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“(क) सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) पJरयोजना क% आXथक कालाविध ((cid:10)ािधकार क% तारीख से पYीस वष(cid:30)) मA (cid:10)ाकृितक गसै (सीएनजी के
िलए ऑनलाइन कE(cid:10)ैशर को (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस क% आपXू त सिहत) के (cid:10)Zयेक Oेणी के Iाहक+ ’ारा (cid:10);तािवत सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30)
उपयोग के िलए समI इकाई नेटवक(cid:30) के मौजदू ा मू(cid:6)य म A कमी होन े पर सबं ंिधत कंपनी ’ारा सीजीडी (cid:10)चालन के िलए
(cid:10)ािधकृत कंपनी को भुगतान (cid:4)कया जाएगा। कंपनी को पJरयोजना क% आXथक कालाविध के (cid:10)Zयके वष (cid:30) के िलए शु(cid:6)क (cid:10)भार
हते ु बोली दने ी अपेि4त होगी और लगातार (cid:4)क\ हU दो वष] के म^य यिू नट नेटवक(cid:30) टैJरफ म A अंतर दस (cid:10)ितशत स े अिधक नहU
होना चािहए। इसे 70 (cid:10)ितशत तरजीह दी जाएगी।;”
(ii) खंड (ख) के िलए, िन/िलिखत खंड (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:
“(ख) पJरयोजना क% आXथक कालाविध मA (cid:10);तािवत सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) के सीएनजी कAH+ म A िवतरण के िलए सीएनजी के
कE(cid:10) ैशन (cid:10)भार के मौजदू ा मू(cid:6)य म A कमी होने पर सबं ंिधत कंपनी ’ारा सीजीडी (cid:10)चालन के िलए अिधकृत कंपनी को
भुगतान (cid:4)कया जाएगा। कंपनी को पJरयोजना क% आXथक कालाविध के (cid:10)Zयके वष(cid:30) के िलए शु(cid:6)क (cid:10)भार हते ु बोली दने ी
अपेि4त होगी और लगातार (cid:4)क\ह U दो वष] के म^य सीएनजी के िलए कE (cid:10)शै न (cid:10)भार म Aअंतर दस (cid:10)ितशत से अिधक नहU
होना चािहए। इसे 30 (cid:10)ितशत तरजीह दी जाएगी।;”
(घ) िविनयम 8 म A-
(i) उप-िविनयम (1) के िलए, िन/िलिखत उप-िविनयम (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“(1) सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) म A (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस के पJरवहन के िलए नटे वक(cid:30) शु(cid:6)क, िविनयम 7 के उप-िविनयम (1) के खंड (क) के
अंतग(cid:30)त नेटवक(cid:30) शु(cid:6)क बोली के अनसु ार िनधार(cid:30) ण (cid:4)कया जाएगा और नेटवक(cid:30) का सामा\य वाहक या सिं वदा वाहक के Kप म A
उपयोग करन ेके िलए सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) संचालन के िलए अिधकृत कंपनी ’ारा संबंिधत कंपनी से वसूला जाएगा।;”
(ii) उप-िविनयम (2) के िलए, िन/िलिखत उप-िविनयम (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“(2) सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) म A सीएनजी के िलए कE(cid:10) ैशन (cid:10)भार िविनयम 7 के उप-िविनयम (1) के खंड (ख) के अतं ग(cid:30)त
सीएनजी बोली के िलए कE(cid:10) शै न (cid:10)भार िनधाJ(cid:30) रत (cid:4)कए जाएंगे और इ\ ह A अिधकृत कंपनी क% कE (cid:10)ैशन सिु वधा का
उपयोग करन े के िलए सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) के संचालन के िलए अिधकृत कंपनी ’ारा सबं ंिधत कंपनी स े वसलू ा
जाएगा।”;
(iii) उप-िविनयम (3) के िलए, िन/िलिखत उप-िविनयम (cid:10)ित;थािपत होगा, नामत:-
“(3) (cid:10)ािधकृत कंपनी िबना कोई भेदभाव बरत े (cid:4)कसी (cid:10)ीिमयम या छूट के िबना बीजक के जJरए सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30)
का उपयोग करने वाली संबिं धत कंपनी से अलग से नेटवक(cid:30) शु(cid:6)क और सीएनजी का कE (cid:10)ैशन (cid:10)भार वसूल करेगी।”;
(ड.) िविनयम 11 म,A उप-िविनयम (2) के िलए, िन/िलिखत (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“(2) उप-िविनयम (1) मA उि(cid:6)लिखत समझौत े के अंतग(cid:30)त (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस क% आपXू त क% मा@ा पे(cid:14)ोिलयम और (cid:10)ाकृितक
गैस िविनयामक बोड (cid:30) (िवशेषकर नगर या ;थानीय (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस िवतरण नेटवक(cid:30)) िविनयम, 2008 के अतं ग(cid:30)त ;वीकृत¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
सामा\य वाहक या संिवदा वाहक स े छूट के िलए िविशa ट अविध के (cid:10)Zयेक वष (cid:30) हेतु उbधृत नेटवक(cid:30) शु(cid:6)क बोली म A
िनधा(cid:30)Jरत मा@ा के कम स ेकम पचास (cid:10)ितशत के बराबर होगी।;”
(च) िविनयम 17 म,A उप-िविनयम (5) के िलए, िन/िलिखत उप-िविनयम (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“(5) पJरवहन शु(cid:6)क का िनधार(cid:30) ण पे(cid:14)ोिलयम और (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस िविनयामक बोड(cid:30) अिधिनयम, 2006 क% धारा 22 के
अंतग(cid:30)त िविनयम के अनुसार बोड (cid:30)’ारा िनधा(cid:30)Jरत (cid:4)कया जाएगा।”;
(छ) िविनयम 18 म,A उप–िविनयम (9) म,A खंड (क) के िलए, िन/िलिखत खंड (cid:10)ित;थािपत
(cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“(क) पJरवहन टैJरफ का िनधार(cid:30) ण पे(cid:14)ोिलयम और (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस िविनयामक बोड (cid:30)अिधिनयम, 2006 क% धारा 22 के अंतग(cid:30)त
िविनयम के अनसु ार बोड (cid:30)’ारा िनधाJ(cid:30) रत (cid:4)कया जाएगा।”;
(ज) अनसु ूची ग के भाग-1 म,A
(i) खंड (3) घ के िलए, िन/िलिखत (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“cया सं;था कंपनी अिधिनयम 1956 या कंपनी अिधिनयम 2013 के तहत एक पंजीकृत कंपनी ह?ै ”;
(iii) खंड (3) ड. के िलए, िन/िलिखत (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“cया कंपनी, कंपनी अिधिनयम 1956 या कंपनी अिधिनयम 2013 के तहत पंजीकृत कंपनी ’ारा (cid:10)वXतत कंपनी
ह?ै ”;
(iii) खंड (3) च के िलए, िन/िलिखत (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“आवेदन-सह-बोली (cid:10);तुत करते समय, य(cid:4)द कोई कंपनी, कंपनी अिधिनयम 2013 के तहत कंपनी नहU ह ै और
उसका (cid:10)ािधकार (cid:10)दान करने के िलए चयन होन ेपर वह कंपनी बनने का वचन दते ी ह।ै ”;
(झ) घोषणा अनसु ूची ग म Aघोषणा (3) को हटाया जाएगा तथा घोषणा (4) को (3) के Mप म Aपुन: eमा(cid:4)ं कत (cid:4)कया जाएगा।
(ञ) अनसु ूची घ म,A -
(i) खंड (9) के िलए, िन/िलिखत खंड (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“(9) कंपनी (cid:10)ािधकृत 4@े म A सीजीडी नेटवक(cid:30) मA (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस के पJरवहन के िलए नेटवक(cid:30) टैJरफ तथा सीएनजी के
कE(cid:10) ैशन (cid:10)भार को अपनी वेबसाइट पर (cid:10)कािशत करेगी जो इस अनसु ूची के साथ भी संलgन ह।ै ”;
(ii) खंड (13) के िलए, िन/िलिखत (cid:10)ित;थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:-
“ कंपनी पे(cid:14)ोिलयम और (cid:10)ाकृितक गैस िविनयामक बोड (cid:30) (नगर या ;थानीय (cid:10)ाकृितक गसै िवतरण नेटवक(cid:30) िबछान,े
िनमा(cid:30)ण, (cid:10)चालन या िव;तार करने के िलए कंपिनय+ को (cid:10)ािधकृत करना) िविनयम, 2008 और पे(cid:14)ोिलयम और
(cid:10)ाकृितक गसै िविनयामक बोड (cid:30) (िवशेषकर नगर या ;थानीय (cid:10)ाकृितक गसै िवतरण नेटवक(cid:30)) िविनयम, 2008 के
अंतंग(cid:30)त लाग ू (cid:10)ावधान+, सरु 4ा मानक+ सिहत तकनीक% मानक+ व िविनदशh न+ के सगं त िविनयम+, अ\य कोई लागू
िविनयम+ तथा अिधिनयम के (cid:10)ावधान+ का अनुपालन करेगी।”;
(iii) खंड 15 को हटाया जाएगा।
के. राजेi वर राव, िवशेष कायाि(cid:30) धकारी (आर)
[िवjापन-III/4/असा./38(188)]4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
पपपपाााादददद (cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)टटटट(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)पपपपणणणणीीीी::::—मलू िविनयम सं. सा.का.िन.196(अ.) (cid:4)दनाकं 19 माच,(cid:30) 2008 ’ारा अिधसिू चत (cid:4)कए गए थ े और तZपkात्
इनम A सा.का.िन 800(अ.) (cid:4)दनाकं 19 नवंबर, 2008, सा.का.िन 295 (अ.) (cid:4)दनाकं 30 अ(cid:10)लै , 2009, सा.का.िन 478(अ.)
(cid:4)दनाकं 07 जून, 2010, सा.का.िन 605 (अ.) (cid:4)दनाकं 19 जलु ाई, 2010, फा.स.ं पीएनजीआरबी /सीजीडी/ रेgयुलेशसं /Jरn-ु
2011/2012-III (cid:4)दनाकं 21 जनू , 2013, फा.सं. पीएनजीआरबी/ सीजीडी/ िबड/4/2013-ि(cid:10)-िबड (cid:4)दनांक 07 अ(cid:10)लै , 2014,
फा.सं.एल-िमस/VI/I/2007 (cid:4)दनाकं 01 जनवरी, 2015, फा.सं. पीएनजीआरबी/ सीजीडी/ रेgयुलेशसं /अमAड/2015 (cid:4)दनाकं 13
फरवरी, 2015 तथा पीएनजीआरबी/ सीजीडी/ अमAड/ 2015/2 (cid:4)दनांक 11 (cid:4)दसंबर, 2015 ’ारा संशोधन (cid:4)कया गया था।
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th April, 2016
F. No. PNGRB/CGD/Amendment/ 2015/2/SC.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61
of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board hereby makes the following regulations, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution
Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand
City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2008,-
(a) in regulation 2, in sub regulation (1),-
(i) for clause (f),the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
‘(f) “compression charge for CNG" means a charge (excluding statutory taxes and levies) in Rs. / Kg for online
compression of natural gas into compressed natural gas (hereinafter referred to as CNG) for subsequent
dispensing to customers in a CNG station to be paid by an entity to the entity authorised to operate the CGD
network;’
(ii) for clause (h),the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
‘(h) "network tariff" means the weighted average unit rate of tariff (excluding statutory taxes and
levies) in rupees per million British Thermal Units (Rs./ MMBTU) for all the categories of customers
of natural gas in a CGD network to be paid by an entity to the entity authorised to operate the CGD
network;’
(b) in regulation 5,in sub-regulation (6), for clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(f) the entity, on being declared as a successful bidder and not being a company registered under the
Companies Act, 1956 or Companies Act, 2013, shall get itself registered as a company under the
Companies Act, 2013 within six months from the date of such declaration:”
(c) in regulation 7, in sub-regulation (1),-
(i) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(a) lowness of the present value of the overall unit network tariff, to be paid by an entity to the entity
authorised to operate the CGD network, for usage of the proposed CGD network by all categories of
customers of natural gas (including supply of natural gas to online compressor for CNG) over the
economic life of the CGD network project (twenty five years from the date of authorization). The entity
is required to bid for the tariff charge for each year of the economic life of the project and the variation in
unit network tariff between any two consecutive years should not be more than ten per cent. This shall
have a weightage of seventy per cent.;”
(ii) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(b) lowness of the present value of the compression charge for CNG, to be paid by an entity to the entity
authorised to operate the CGD network, for dispensing in the CNG stations in the proposed CGD¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
network over the economic life of the project. The entity is required to bid for the compression charge for
each year of the economic life of the project and the variation in compression charge for CNG between
any two consecutive years should not be more than ten per cent. This shall have a weightage of thirty per
cent.;”
(d) in regulation 8,-
(i) for sub-regulation (1), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“(1) The network tariff for transportation of natural gas in the CGD networks, shall be fixed
as per the network tariff bid under clause (a) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 7 and shall
be recovered from an entity by the entity authorised to operate the CGD network for using
the network as common carrier or contract carrier.”;
(ii) for sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2) The compression charge for CNG in the CGD networks, shall be fixed as per the
compression charge for CNG bid under clause (b) of the sub-regulation (1) of regulation 7
and shall be recovered from an entity by the entity authorised to operate the CGD network
for using the compression facility of the authorised entity.”;
(iii) for sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“(3) The authorised entity shall recover the network tariff and the compression charge for
CNG separately from an entity accessing the CGD network through an invoice without any
premium or discount on a non-discriminatory basis.”;
(e) in regulation 11,for sub-regulation (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2) The volume of natural gas supply under the agreement referred to in sub- regulation (1) shall be equal
to at least fifty per cent. of the volumes considered in the quoted network tariff bid for each year of the
exclusivity period allowed for exemption from the purview of common carrier or contract carrier under
the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Exclusivity for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution
Networks) Regulations, 2008.; ”
(f) in regulation 17,for sub-regulation (5), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“(5) The transportation tariff shall be as determined by the Board as per regulation under section 22 of the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. ”;
(g) in regulation 18,in sub-regulation (9), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(a) The transportation tariff shall be as determined by the Board as per regulation under section 22 of the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006.”;
(h) in Part-I of Schedule C,-
(i) for clause (3) D, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“Is the entity a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or Companies Act,
2013? ” ;
(ii) for clause (3) E, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“Is the entity promoted by a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or
Companies Act, 2013?” ;
(iii) for clause (3) F, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“The entity undertakes to become a company, in case it is not a company at the time of
submission of this application-cum-bid, under the Companies Act, 2013 on being selected for
grant of authorization.” ;
(i) Declaration (3) in Schedule C shall be deleted and Declaration (4) shall be renumbered as Declaration (3);
(j) in Schedule D,-
(i) for clause (9) , the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(9) The entity shall publish on its website the network tariff for transportation of natural gas
as well as the compression charge for CNG in the CGD network in the authorized area which
is also annexed to this schedule.” ;
(ii) for clause (13) , the following shall be substituted, namely:-6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
“The entity shall comply with the applicable provisions under the Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local
Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2008, the Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board (Exclusivity for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks)
Regulations, 2008, relevant regulations for technical standards and specifications, including
safety standards, any other regulations as may be applicable and the provisions of the Act.” ;
(iii) clause 15 shall be deleted.
K. RAJESWARA RAO, OSD (R)
[Advt.-III/4/Exty./38(188)]
Foot Note: Principal regulations were notified vide no. G.S.R. 196(E) dated 19th March, 2008 and
subsequently amended vide G.S.R. 800 (E) dated 19th November, 2008, G.S.R. 295 (E) dated 30th April,
2009, G.S.R. 478(E) dated 7th June, 2010, G.S.R. 605 (E) dated 19th July, 2010, F.No. PNGRB/ CGD/
REGULATIONS/REVIEW-2011/2012-III dated 21st June, 2013, F. No. PNGRB/CGD/BID/4/2013-PRE
BID dated 7th April, 2014, F.No. L-MISC/VI/I/2007 dated 1st January, 2015, F.No. PNGRB/ CGD/
Regulations/Amend/2015 dated 13th February 2015 and PNGRB/CGD/Amendment/2015/2 dated
11th December 2015.
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