AG&P I will provide 57,000 connections in Anantapur, Cuddapah, Puttaparthi, Chittoor, Hindupur
AG&P I will provide 57,000 connections in Anantapur, Cuddapah, Puttaparthi, Chittoor, Hindupur
With AG&P Pratham fast-tracking its project in Anantapur and Cuddapah cities, 24X7 Piped Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) supply for cooking and domestic use will be a reality in select towns/cities of Rayalaseema by August and that At a much cheaper cost as compared to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders.
The company, which started its operations in the region in June last year, is implementing a Rs 400 crore project to provide CNG supply to bulk users like industries, automobiles, hotels and domestic connections in the then undivided Nellore, Chittoor, Cuddapah and Anantapur .
GA Venkatesh, Assistant Vice President, AG&P Pratham told Hindu The Singapore headquartered company has presence in 12 geographical locations/regions of the country, starting from Jodhpur in Rajasthan to various parts of Karnataka.
“The company has set a target of providing 45,000 connections in Anantapur, Puttaparthi, Hindupur and Cuddapah and 12,000 connections in Tirupati and Tiruchanur in Chittoor district,” said Mr. Venkatesh and Shekhar Vajjala, Chittoor Cluster Marketing Heads. Presently work on 900 connections has been completed.
In Anantapur, a 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder costs Rs 1,066.50, while the same weight of CNG (methane) will cost the domestic customer Rs 888.64, making it Rs 177.86 cheaper. The first colonies to be covered under this project are Pilligundla Colony on the outskirts of the city and Ramanjaneyapuram and Tilak Nagar in Cuddapah.
For its operations in Anantapur, the company is laying a 100-km pipeline from Sira in Karnataka to Hindupur at a cost of ₹150 crore, for which it had received permission in Andhra Pradesh, with a target to expand the pipeline to another 60 km. . Penukonda will serve KIA Motors India and its subsidiary industries.
Venkatesh, regional head of the company said, “Initially, we have targeted industries in Tumukunta near Hindupur to provide gas supply to units using diesel and later reached out to other industries in nearby APIIC Layout. is.”
The second major consumer of CNG was the automobile industry. At present, around 100 vehicles are running on gas in Anantapur and Cuddapah and have seven outlets – four in Anantapur district, three in Cuddapah and it is proposed to add seven more in Cuddapah and five more in Anantapur district during the current year. “We aim to introduce 4,150 CNG vehicles in the region during the current financial year,” he said.