Working on new gas pricing formula approved by the government in October 2014, the price of locally produced natural gas which is used for generating power; making fertiliser and supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) has been reduced for the fourth consecutive time. The rate has been cut by 18 percent to $ 2.5 per million British thermal unit as compared to $3.06 per mmBtu currently for a 6-month period beginning from October 1.
The price of domestic natural gas for the period 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017 has been fixed at $2.50 per mmBtu on Gross Calorific Value (GCV) basis. It will affect producers like state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) as well as central government whose earnings from royalty and income tax will dip by about Rs 800 crore during the remainder of the fiscal. Rates were last cut by 20% to $3.06 from 1 April. As per the formula approved by the Narendra Modi government in October 2014, gas price is to be revised every six months using weighted average or rates prevalent in gas- surplus economies of US/Mexico, Canada and Russia The price of gas between 1 October 2015 and 31 March 2016 was $3.81 per mmBtu and $4.66 in prior six month period.
Government also announced a sharp reduction in cap price based on alternate fuels for undeveloped gas finds in difficult areas like deepsea which are unviable to develop as per the existing pricing formula. The cap for October 1, 2016 top March 31, 2017 will be $5.3 per mmBtu, down from $6.61 in April 1 to September 30 period. The reduction in natural gas prices would mean lower raw material cost for CNG and natural gas piped to households (PNG) and would translate into reduction in retail prices.
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