Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday inaugurated AG&P Pratham’s liquefied compressed natural gas (LCNG) station near Manthangal village at Walajah Taluk in Ranipet district. He opened the station via videoconference, in the presence of Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu, Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu and company officials.
Abhilesh Gupta, Managing Director and CEO of the firm, said the LCNG station was the first of its kind in Tamil Nadu, and the commissioning of the facility was a significant step toward transitioning Vellore and Ranipet and their surrounding areas to a gas-based ecosystem. The company will develop a 300-km pipeline network in Vellore-Ranipet area by the end of FY23. The new station will benefit over 30,000 households and 325 industrial and commercial establishments across Vellore, Ranipet and Tirupattur, he added.
A company official explained that they get CNG in liquefied form from the Indian Oil Corporation’s liquefied natural gas terminal in Ennore by road, and then regassify it into gas to be supplied to vehicles, industries, homes and commercial establishments.
