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Date: 29-Mar-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification issued by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) introduces the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2023.
  • These regulations amend 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 amendment includes Mobile Refueling Units (MRU) in the bidding criteria and work descriptions for City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks.

Key Changes

  • Regulation 7(1)(a): The definition of 'Bidding Criteria' is updated to include 'daughter booster stations and Mobile Refuelling Unit'. This applies to both the table above and below the proviso.
  • Regulation 7(1)(b): A clarification is added stating that for CNG stations, MRUs will be counted as one CNG station for work program purposes.
  • MRUs will be counted in the work program against CNG stations for 8 contract years.
  • Only MRUs stationed at a specified location within the authorized geographical area and generally available for continuous CNG dispensing will be counted as CNG stations for the work program.
  • Schedule D: The 'Description of work' is updated to include 'daughter booster stations and Mobile Refuelling Unit'.

Impact Analysis

CGD Operators

  • Action Item: Update business plans and financial models to reflect the inclusion of MRUs.

PNGRB

  • Action Item: Monitor the deployment and utilization of MRUs to assess their impact on CGD network expansion and CNG availability.

CNG Consumers

  • Positive: Potential for reduced waiting times and improved access to CNG refueling.

MRU Manufacturers/Suppliers

  • Action Item: Ensure that MRUs meet the required safety and performance standards.

Key Entities Referenced

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB): The regulatory body responsible for regulating the petroleum and natural gas sector in India. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: The Act that established the PNGRB and defines its powers and functions. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2008: The regulations governing the authorization of entities to develop CGD networks. Mobile Refuelling Unit (MRU): A mobile unit used for dispensing CNG. City Gas Distribution (CGD) Networks: The infrastructure for distributing natural gas to domestic, commercial, and industrial consumers in a city or local area.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-31032023-244799 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-31032023-244799 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 207] िई दिल्ली, बुधिार, माच ड29, 2023/चत्रै 8, 1945 No. 207] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023/CHAITRA 8, 1945 परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै जियामक बोडड अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 29 माचड, 2023 फा. स.ं पीएििीआरबी/प्राजध./1-सीिीडी (08)/2020 (पी-894).—पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजियामक बोडड अजधजियम, 2006 (2006 का 19) की धारा 61 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजियामक बोडड एतद्वारा पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजियामक बोडड (िगर अथिा स्ट्थािीय प्राकृजतक गैस जितरण िेटिकड जबछािे, जिमाडण, प्रचालि या जिस्ट्तार करिे के जलए कंपिी को प्राजधकृत करिा) जिजियम, 2008,में संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाता ह,ै अथाडत्: - 1. लघ ुिीर्कड और प्रारंभण, - (1) इि जिजियमों को पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजियामक बोडड (िगर अथिा स्ट्थािीय प्राकृजतक गैस जितरण िेटिकड जबछािे, जिमाडण, प्रचालि या जिस्ट्तार करिे के जलए कंपिी को प्राजधकृत करिा) संिोधि जिजियम, 2023 कहा िाएगा। (2) ि ेसरकारी रािपत्र में उिके प्रकािि की तारीख से लागू होंगे। 2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जिजियामक बोडड में (िगर अथिा स्ट्थािीय प्राकृजतक गैस जितरण िेटिकड जबछािे, जिमाणड , प्रचालि या जिस्ट्तार करिे के जलए कंपिी को प्राजधकृत करिा) जिजियम, 2008 में, - (i) जिजियम 7 के उप-जिजियम 1 में, - (क) खंड 1(क) में, – i. ताजलका में परंतुक के ऊपर क्रमांक 3 में, "बोली माििंड" िीर्डक िाले कॉलम में, कोष् ठक में दिए गए “और डॉटर बूस्ट्टर स्ट्टेिि" िब्िों को, ", डॉटर बूस्ट्टर स्ट्टेिि और मोबाइल ररफ्यूललंग यूजिट" िब्िों से प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा। 2090 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] ii. ताजलका में परंतुक के िीचे, क्रमांक 3 में, "बोली माििंड" िीर्डक िाले कॉलम में, कोष् ठक में दिए गए "और डॉटर बूस्ट्टर स्ट्टेिि" िब्िों को, ",डॉटर बूस्ट्टर स्ट्टेिि और मोबाइल ररफ्यूललंग यूजिट" िब्िों से प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा। (ख) खंड 1(ख) में, – i. अंत में, जिम्नजलजखत सजममजलत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत्:- स्ट्पष्टीकरण : सीएििी स्ट्टेििों के जलए मोबाइल ररफ्यूललंग यूजिट पर जिचार करिे के उद्देश्य से, जिम्नजलजखत को िोट दकया िाए : – I. िकड प्रोग्राम के उद्देश्य से एमआरयू को एक सीएििी स्ट्टेिि के रूप में जगिा िाएगा। II. एमआरयू को 8 अिुबंध िर्ों के जलए सीएििी स्ट्टेििों के जलए िकड प्रोग्राम में जगिा िाएगा। iii िकड प्रोग्राम के उद्देश्य से केिल उन्हीं एमआरयू को सीएििी स्ट्टेिि के रूप में जगिा िाएगा, िो प्राजधकृत भौगोजलक क्षेत्र के भीतर एक जिर्िडष्ट स्ट्थाि पर तैिात ह ैं और आम तौर पर सभी दििों में सीएििी के जिरंतर जितरण के जलए उपलब्ध ह।ैं " (ii) अिुसूची घ में, - i. ताजलका में लबंि ु संख्या 3 के जलए, क्रमांक 1 में "काम का जििरण" िीर्डक िाले कॉलम में, कोष्ठक के भीतर दिए गए "और डॉटर बूस्ट्टर स्ट्टेिि", िब्िों को, ", डॉटर बूस्ट्टर स्ट्टेिि और मोबाइल ररफ्यूललंग यूजिट" िब्िों से प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा। िन्ििा िमाड, सजचि [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./735/2022-23] पाि रटप्प णी: मूल जिजियमों को िीएसआर 196 (अ) दििांक 19 माचड, 2008 द्वारा अजधसूजचत दकया गया था तत् पश् चात् िीएसआर 800 (अ) दििांक 19 ििंबर, 2008, िीएसआर 295 (अ) दििाकं 30 अप्रैल, 2009, िीएसआर 478(अ) दििांक 7 िूि, 2010, िीएसआर 605(अ) दििांक 19 िुलाई, 2010, फा.सं. पीएििीआरबी/सीिीडी/रेग्य ुलेिि/ररव् यू- 2011/2012-III दििांक 21 िूि, 2013, फा.सं. पीएििीआरबी/सीिीडी/जबड/4/2013-जप्र जबड दििांक 7 अप्रैल, 2014, फा.सं. एल-एमआईएस सी/छठी/I/2007 दििांक 1 िििरी, 2015, फा.सं. पीएििीआरबी/सीिीडी/रेग्य ूलेिि/ अमेंडमेंट/2015 दििांक 13 फरिरी, 2015, पीएििीआरबी/सीिीडी/ अमेंडमेंट/2015/ 2 दििांक 11 दिसंबर 2015, फा. सं. पीएििीआरबी/सीिीडी/ अमेंडमेंट 2015/2/एससी दििांक 26 अप्रैल 2016, फा.सं. पीएििीआरबी/एयूटीएच/ सीिीडी/एएमडी/2018 दििांक 6 अप्रैल 2018, फा.सं. पीएििीआरबी/प्राजध./सीिीडी/अमेंड/2018/2 दििांक 27 अप्रैल 2018, फा.सं. पीएििीआरबी/ प्राजध../सीिीडी/ अमेंड /2018/3 दििांक 6 ििंबर 2018, फा.सं. /4 दििांक 21 ििंबर 2018, फा.सं. पीएििीआरबी/प्राजध. /1-सीिीडी(07)/2020 (पी-884) दििांक 30 जसतंबर 2020, पीएििीआरबी/प्राजध./1-सीिीडी (79)/2019 (पी-770) दििांक 07 जसतंबर 2021 और 14 फरिरी, 2022 के माध्य म से संिोजधत दकया गया था । PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th March, 2023 F. No. PNGRB/Auth/1-CGD (08)/2020 (P-894).—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 to amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2008, 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, 2023.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (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, - (i) in sub-regulation 1 of regulation 7, - (a) in clause 1(a), – i. for the table above the proviso, at Sl. No. 3, under the head “Bidding Criteria”, for the words given within brackets “and daughter booster station”, shall be substituted with the words “, daughter booster stations and Mobile Refuelling Unit” ii. for the table below the proviso, in Sl. No. 3, under the head “Bidding Criteria”, for the words given within brackets “and daughter booster stations”, shall be substituted with the words “, daughter booster stations and Mobile Refuelling Unit” (b) in clause 1(b), – i. at the end, following shall be inserted, namely: - “Clarification: For the purpose of consideration of Mobile Refuelling Unit against CNG Stations, following may be noted: - i. MRU shall be counted as one CNG station for the purpose of work programme. ii. MRU shall be counted in work programme against CNG Stations for 8 contract years. iii. Only those MRUs shall be counted as CNG station for the purpose of work programme, which are stationed at a specified location within the authorized Geographical area and is generally available for continuous dispensation of CNG on all days. “ (ii) in Schedule D, - i. for point no.3, in the table, under the head “Description of work” in Sr. no. 1, the words given within brackets, “and Daughter Booster stations”, shall be substituted with the words “, daughter booster stations and Mobile Refueling Unit” VANDANA SHARMA, Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./735/2022-23] 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, PNGRB/CGD/Amendment/2015/2 dated 11th December 2015, F. No. PNGRB/CGD/Amendment/ 2015/2/SC dated 26th April 2016, F. No. PNGRB/AUTH/ CGD/Amd/2018 dated 6th April 2018, F. No. PNGRB/Auth./CGD/Amd/2018/2 dated 27th April 2018, F. No. PNGRB/Auth./CGD/Amd/2018/3 dated 6th November 2018, F. No. PNGRB/Auth./CGD/Amd/2018/4 dated 21st November 2018, F. No. PNGRB/Auth/1-CGD(07)/2020 (P-884) dated 30th September 2020, PNGRB/Auth/1-CGD (79)/2019 (P-770) dated 07th September 2021 and 14th February, 2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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