The number of cities, where vehicles ply on compressed natural gas (CNG) will increase more than eight times from current 30 to 250 by 2018, oil regulator said today.
“CNG run vehicles have risen by nearly 200,000 in past one year to 650,000,” Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) Chairman L Mansingh said at the NGV India 2009 conference here.
CNG is currently available as auto fuel in 30 cities.
The authorised entities will rise to 125 by 2013 and will double to 250 by 2018. Of these, 200 cities would have operational CNG dispensing facilities, he said.
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