Archive · 23 Sep 2025
India to Adopt Entry-Exit Tariff Model for Gas Pipelines
Imagine gas pipelines like roads.
Currently, you pay based on how far your gas travels.
The new plan is to pay for where gas enters the pipeline and where it exits.
This is like paying tolls at the beginning and end of your journey.
This change, called the entry-exit tariff, aims to make gas cheaper and encourage everyone, including small businesses and families, to use it.
It also hopes to increase the use of existing terminals and improve the gas market overall.
PNGRB is moving towards an entry-exit tariff model for gas pipelines.
The model charges separately for gas entry and exit points.
This is expected to make gas prices more competitive.
The plan is tied to the implementation of a 'one-nation-one-grid' plan.
The Indian Gas Exchange supports the entry-exit model.
- Who
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)
- What
- Planning to implement an entry-exit tariff system for natural gas pipelines.
- When
- Implementation is planned after the 'one-nation-one-grid' plan is complete.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To make gas prices more competitive and efficient.
- Tariff Model
- Entry-exit tariff system
- Regulator
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)
- Current Pipeline Network
- 25,429 km (as of March)
- LNG Terminals
- 7
- LNG Terminal Utilization (FY24)
- 50.50%
- Gas Share Target (2030)
- 15% of India's energy mix