Our CGD industry is in a mess: That is the true reality – 8 Jul 2025

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Twenty GAs still stuck in neutral despite years of CGD licensing Several gas network areas across Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Chhattisgarh report no PNG connections or pipelines, raising serious questions about rollout accountability.

Tamil Nadu’s city gas buildout falters in its newest districts Despite big commitments, many Tamil Nadu GAs are showing negligible progress on PNG and pipeline targets even after years of authorization.

Kolkata expands, but Bengal’s rural CGD zones barely register progress The state capital leads by example, but adjoining districts in West Bengal continue to underperform, failing to convert ambitious targets into real-world gains.

Gujarat’s legacy networks continue to outperform the rest of India Older GAs in Gujarat show strong pipeline growth and PNG overachievement, indicating that early movers remain more efficient than newer entrants.

Punjab’s new CGD regions show weak start and low momentum Recent licensees in Punjab struggle to scale PNG connections, with many zones failing to achieve even initial rollout benchmarks.

Eastern Uttar Pradesh shows mixed signals on gas infrastructure Some districts report modest recovery, but most eastern UP GAs continue to lag behind in pipeline coverage and domestic connection delivery.

Major licensees fall short in multiple newly awarded districts Large players including public and private entities are under-delivering across new GAs, especially in Odisha, Telangana, and central India.

Dozens of CGD zones still below the hundred inch-kilometer mark Pipeline rollout remains stalled in many areas, with a significant number of networks yet to achieve basic coverage levels.

Massive target overachievement in select cities exposes flawed benchmarking A few urban zones are surpassing PNG targets by huge margins, pointing to unrealistic MWP baselines during licensing.

India’s northeast gas expansion remains stuck on paper New licenses across Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Tripura show no physical progress months after award, casting doubt on operational feasibility.

Most CGD networks have yet to cross the halfway mark Despite multiyear rollout periods, more than half the GAs are still far from reaching even half of their MWP commitments.

India’s newer CGD rounds are dragging national progress down While early licensed GAs have matured, the most recent rounds continue to show weak execution, exposing a widening performance gap.