Indraprastha Gas Limited has signed an agreement with the Delhi division of Northern Railway to supply piped natural gas (PNG) to 22 railway establishments across Delhi-NCR, replacing the use of diesel and LPG at selected facilities.
The PNG supply will support boiler operations at mechanised laundries at Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Old Delhi, Anand Vihar Terminal, Hazrat Nizamuddin and New Delhi railway stations. The agreement also covers officers’ rest houses, base kitchens, running rooms, subordinate rest houses, and guard and travelling ticket examiner lobbies in Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, according to IGL.
Initial PNG consumption under the agreement is estimated at nearly 3,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD). IGL said this would replace daily consumption of about 500 kg of LPG and 2,500 litres of diesel at the covered establishments.
The arrangement is part of the government’s PNG Drive 3.0 initiative, launched on October 1 to expand domestic and commercial piped gas connections. For the railway facilities, the transition moves fuel supply from liquid fuels and LPG cylinders to a piped network, changing how fuel is delivered and handled at locations with continuous operational requirements.
IGL said the partnership is expected to simplify fuel handling, strengthen supply reliability and reduce dependence on conventional liquid fuels. The company described the agreement as part of efforts to expand the natural gas ecosystem and support a cleaner, convenient, cost-effective, continuous and secure energy system.
IGL chairman Subhankar Sen said the agreement would facilitate the replacement of a substantial quantity of LPG with natural gas, helping reduce import dependence and the subsidy burden. The statement did not provide a projected monetary value for the fuel savings or specify the expected reduction in emissions from the switch.
The agreement also creates a potential pathway for extending PNG access to other railway assets. Pushpesh Raman Tripathi, divisional railway manager of the Delhi division, said plans were being considered to extend PNG connectivity to railway hospitals and residential colonies in the future.
The facilities covered by the current agreement span major passenger terminals and support establishments in Delhi-NCR. Its implementation will therefore depend on connecting individual railway premises to the PNG network and shifting their relevant boilers, kitchens and other fuel-consuming operations to the new supply arrangement. The announcement did not specify a completion schedule for the connections or provide a facility-wise rollout plan.
