Archive · 22 Aug 2026
India Reports LPG, CNG, PNG Prices Amid Supply Measures
The articles list cooking-gas and vehicle-gas prices in several Indian cities on August 21.
A regular 14.2-kg LPG cylinder cost between ₹939.50 and ₹994.
A larger commercial cylinder cost between ₹2,691.50 and ₹2,985.
CNG and PNG prices also differed from city to city.
The government said oil companies were losing ₹188 on every LPG cylinder sold in August.
LPG use fell by more than 16% compared with the same period a year earlier.
India wants to buy more LPG from the United States through contracts for 2027.
It is also setting domestic production targets and encouraging more homes to use piped gas.
LPG users were given an e-KYC deadline of August 23.
On August 21, 14.2-kg LPG cylinders cost ₹939.50–₹994 across the listed cities.
Commercial 19-kg LPG cylinders ranged from ₹2,691.50 in Mumbai to ₹2,985 in Hyderabad.
CNG prices ranged from ₹83.09 per kg in Delhi to ₹109 in Hyderabad, while PNG prices ranged from ₹48.40 to ₹54.70 per SCM.
Junior oil minister Suresh Gopi said three state-run oil companies incurred a ₹188 loss per LPG cylinder sold in August.
India plans to secure more US LPG imports, expand domestic production and promote piped-gas connections to strengthen supply.
- Who
- Indian households, industries, oil marketing companies, the Indian government and junior oil minister Suresh Gopi.
- What
- The articles report August 21 LPG, CNG and PNG prices and describe government measures to improve LPG supply and reduce import-related risks.
- When
- The listed rates apply to August 21; the LPG e-KYC deadline is August 23, and the piped-gas incentive scheme begins September 1, 2026.
- Where
- Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Noida, Gurugram and Chandigarh.
- Why
- The measures aim to reduce vulnerability to imported-LPG disruptions, strengthen domestic supply and expand piped-gas connections.
- Domestic LPG, 14.2 kg
- Prices ranged from ₹939.50 in Noida to ₹994 in Hyderabad across the listed cities.
- Commercial LPG, 19 kg
- Prices ranged from ₹2,691.50 in Mumbai to ₹2,985 in Hyderabad.
- CNG prices
- Prices ranged from ₹83.09 per kg in Delhi to ₹109 per kg in Hyderabad.
- PNG prices
- Prices ranged from ₹48.40 per SCM in Gurugram to ₹54.70 per SCM in Chandigarh.
- LPG sales loss
- Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation reportedly lost ₹188 per LPG cylinder sold in August.
- LPG consumption
- Consumption fell more than 16% year-on-year to 2.35 million tonnes last month.
- US LPG imports
- The government directed the three oil companies to source at least 15% of India’s 2027 LPG imports through US term contracts, with the share potentially rising to 25%.
- Domestic supply and deadlines
- Maximum production levels for 21 refineries and upstream companies total 63,810 tonnes per day; LPG e-KYC is due August 23, and a city-gas incentive scheme begins September 1, 2026.
