Piped natural gas project makes headway in Kadapa district

AG&P Pratham, which secured the license from Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, plans to cover 50,000 households in Kadapa city and the adjoining mandals, of which over 12,000 households have already registered for the same.

The ambitious project to bring every household into Piped Natural Gas (PNG) grid is steadily making headway in Kadapa district.

PNG, said to be a convenient, economical, clean and safe fuel for domestic consumers, will be supplied uninterruptedly to every connected premises.

AG&P Pratham, which secured the license from Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to exclusively provide natural gas for daily use in 35 districts across the country, is executing the project in Kadapa, Anantapur, Sri Satya Sai, Chittoor, Annamayya, Tirupati and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh.

The company plans to cover 50,000 households in Kadapa city and the adjoining mandals, of which over 12,000 households have already registered for the same.

AG&P Pratham has established its own LCNG station at Putlampalli on the city outskirts to ensure 24x7 supply to domestic, industrial and commercial (hotels and restaurants) segments.

There are ten CNG stations in the composite Kadapa district, most of them operational, at Kadapa, Vontimitta, Pulivendula, Rayachoti, Proddatur, Railway Kodur and Vempalli.