Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Commercial LPG and City Gas Prices Rise Across India
Some gas prices in Indian cities have gone up.
Commercial cooking-gas cylinders became ₹9.50 to ₹11.50 more expensive.
A commercial cylinder now costs ₹2,747.50 in Delhi.
The price of household LPG cylinders did not change.
CNG became more expensive in Delhi and Mumbai.
Mumbai’s piped cooking gas also rose by ₹1 per standard cubic metre.
Companies said international gas prices and shipping problems affected some increases.
The government wants more homes to use piped gas in the future.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) raised 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder prices by ₹9.50–₹11.50.
Delhi’s commercial LPG cylinder now costs ₹2,747.50, while domestic LPG prices remain unchanged.
CNG prices increased to ₹86.98 per kg in Delhi and ₹88 per kg in Mumbai.
Mahanagar Gas Limited also raised Mumbai’s domestic PNG price by ₹1 per standard cubic metre.
The government approved incentives to expand domestic PNG connections from September 1, 2026.
- Who
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Indraprastha Gas Limited, and Mahanagar Gas Limited announced the price changes; the Indian government approved a future PNG incentive scheme.
- What
- Commercial LPG prices increased, while CNG prices rose in Delhi and Mumbai and Mumbai’s domestic PNG price also increased.
- When
- The Mumbai CNG and PNG changes took effect September 1; Delhi’s CNG increase took effect August 29; the rates were reported for September 3.
- Where
- The changes affect Delhi, Mumbai, and other listed Indian cities.
- Why
- The Delhi CNG increase was attributed to higher international LNG prices and disruptions to gas cargo movements through the Strait of Hormuz; the government also seeks to reduce subsidy expenditure.
- Delhi commercial LPG
- ₹2,747.50 for a 19-kg cylinder
- Delhi domestic LPG
- ₹942 for a 14.2-kg cylinder
- Delhi CNG
- ₹86.98 per kg, up from ₹83.09
- Mumbai CNG
- ₹88 per kg after a ₹2 increase
- Mumbai domestic PNG
- ₹51.50 per standard cubic metre after a ₹1 increase
- US LPG imports
- About 0.62 million tonnes in August, according to Kpler
- Future PNG scheme
- Incentives for city gas distributors begin from September 1, 2026