• UGI USER
  • Dec 13, 2022
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CNG Network Facility in The Country

Why in the News?

Recently, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has led to the

establishment of CNG stations as a part of the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network and the same is being carried out by  CGD network.

  • Government is promoting alternative fuels which inter alia include Liquified Natural Gas  (LNG), Green Hydrogen, Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG), Ethanol, etc for reduction in green house gas emissions.

Comparison chart

CNG LPG
Constituents Methane Propane and Butane
Source Obtained from natural gas-and-condensate wells, oil wells, coal bed methane wells. Automatically generated from gas fields when natural gas is extracted from the reservoir. By-product of cracking process during crude-oil refining.
Uses Substitute for gasoline in automobiles. Heating and cooking in homes, refrigeration, industrial, agricultural, catering and automobile fuel.
Environmental effects Releases lesser greenhouse gas. Releases CO2 which is a greenhouse gas but is cleaner when compared to gasoline.
Properties It is lighter than air and hence disperses quickly in the event of spillage. Highly inflammable. It is heavier than air and on leakage will settle to ground and accumulate in low lying areas.
Safety Easily disperses, hence risk of ignition is minimized. Since it is difficult to disperse risk of fire is more.