The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRBS), on July 07, 2025, issued the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Second Amendment Regulations, 2025, to further amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Regulations, 2008.
The following has been stated, namely: -
• After regulation 2, sub-regulation (1), clause (ba), a new shall be inserted, namely:- “(bb) “applicable unified zonal tariff” means the tariff applicable to respective tariff zones for unified tariff. Provided that for the “CNG and PNG-Domestic” applicable unified zonal tariff shall be the tariff for first tariff zone of unified tariff, applicable from the revised tariff order issued after notification of this provision.”
• After regulation 2, sub-regulation (1), clause (eaa), a new shall be inserted, namely:- “(eab)“isolated natural gas pipeline” means ‘natural gas pipeline’ as defined under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities for Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008 which is neither part of ‘national gas grid system’ as defined in Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Regulations, 2008 nor connected to any ‘liquefied natural gas terminal’ as defined in Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act and provided in the Schedule E of these Regulations, but excludes-
• (ii) dedicated pipeline laid to transport natural gas to a specific customer to meet his requirement and not for resale, and declared as common carrier or contract carrier under section 20 of Act.”
• In regulation 2, sub-regulation (1), clause (j), sub-clause (ii), shall be substituted as under:- “second tariff zone for unified tariff being the remaining length of the national gas grid system on either side of the first tariff zone of national gas grid system.”
Detailed notification is attached below.
[Notification No. F. No. PNGRB/Com/13-Reg(1)/2023Part-2 (E-5763)]
