Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is a statutory body to regulate downstream activities in the petroleum and natural gas sector in India.[1] It was constituted under the act of Parliament of India, namely Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. Its primary functions include regulation of refining, transportation, distribution, storage, marketing, supply and sale of petroleum products and natural gas.[2]
| Hindi: पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस नियामक बोर्ड | |
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| Formed | 31 March 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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| Website | pngrb |
Composition
editPresent composition is as follow
- AK Jain (Former IAS)(Chairman)
- Gajendra Singh (Member, C&M)
- Ajit Kumar Pande (Member, Legal)
- Anjani Kumar Tiwari(Member, I&T)
- A. Ramana Kumar(Member, Marketing)
- Vandana Sharma (Secretary)
Collaborations
editIn 2023, PNGRB collaborated with the World Bank to prepare a roadmap for hydrogen blending in natural gas and their transmission through gas pipelines in the country.[3]
References
edit- ^ "The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Bill, 2005". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Anand, Saurav (27 September 2023). "Govt planning performance review of CGD networks, gas pipelines, petroleum product pipelines - ET EnergyWorld". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "PNGRB partners with World Bank to chalk out roadmap for hydrogen blending in natural gas". The Economic Times. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.