Household kitchen budgets and everyday commuters are confronting fresh inflationary headwinds as Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) has implemented a broad upward revision in retail tariffs for compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG). The price increases take immediate effect across several municipal jurisdictions in Maharashtra, reflecting escalating procurement expenses and heightened reliance on overseas fuel deliveries.
MNGL Revises Fuel Tariffs Across Pune and Industrial Belts
Under the revised pricing framework rolled out by MNGL, CNG rates have been pushed higher by Rs 1.25 per kilogram. This upward revision elevates retail prices to Rs 99 per kilogram across a wide territorial band encompassing Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Chakan, Talegaon, and Hinjewadi. These locations represent critical commuter networks, industrial corridors, and commercial employment hubs where thousands of light commercial vehicles, passenger cabs, and personal commuters depend on continuous natural gas supply.
Simultaneously, the supplier introduced a hike on piped fuel meant for domestic culinary purposes. Piped natural gas distributed across the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) zones has climbed by Rs 1.50 per standard cubic meter (SCM). With this adjustment, residential households connected to the city piped gas network across both civic jurisdictions will now pay Rs 53 per SCM.
Input Price Escalation and LNG Import Costs Prompt Revision
Distributors have attributed the tariff escalation directly to an intensifying squeeze on primary procurement economics. A sharp uptick in domestic natural gas input expenses combined with steeper landed costs for imported Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) has driven retail operating margins under sustained pressure. To bridge this financial gap and sustain operational supply lines, regional distribution utilities have moved to pass along these wholesale procurement burdens to end consumers.
MGL Marks Sixth Rate Revision in Mumbai Post Middle East Tensions
The adjustments implemented by MNGL follow earlier retail tariff hikes enacted at the beginning of November by Mahanagar Gas Limited across Mumbai and its adjoining suburban neighborhoods. In that revision, MGL pushed CNG tariffs up by Re 1 per kilogram, lifting the price from Rs 89 to Rs 90 per kilogram. That development marked the sixth upward revision in CNG prices within a span of seven months since the eruption of conflict in West Asia, highlighting sustained instability in international fuel supply routes.
Green Gas Limited Hikes Compressed Gas Prices Across Uttar Pradesh
State-level price revisions extended into northern India as Green Gas Limited (GGL) adjusted CNG pricing upward across five municipal markets in Uttar Pradesh by Re 1. The price for vehicular fuel in Lucknow and Agra moved up from Rs 107 to Rs 108 per kilogram. In Unnao, the market experienced the sharpest single jump among regional revisions, rising by Rs 2.25 from Rs 103.75 to Rs 106 per kilogram. Concurrently, consumers in Ayodhya and Sultanpur saw rates climb by Re 1 per kilogram, taking prevailing retail prices from Rs 105 to Rs 106 per kilogram.
Adani Total Gas Implements Steep Upward Revisions
Private distributor Adani Total Gas (ATGL) also joined the nationwide cycle of tariff revisions, delivering the highest single price jump of up to Rs 4.45 per kilogram in select regional networks. Following these revisions, CNG reached Rs 98.47 per kilogram in Ahmedabad. In northern operating territories, including Faridabad and across Haryana, the price touched Rs 102.60 per kilogram, while consumers in Jalandhar saw the retail rate climb to Rs 100 per kilogram.
City-Wise CNG Pricing Trends in November 2026
Across other urban areas during November 2026, natural gas retail markets demonstrated mixed movements. Rate increases of Re 1 per kilogram took effect in Bangalore, Bharatpur, and Dewas, setting the consumer price at Rs 99 per kilogram. In Mathura, CNG increased by Rs 2 to hit Rs 104 per kilogram. Meanwhile, Sonipat and Meerut recorded revisions of Re 1 each, establishing prices at Rs 96 and Rs 96.50 per kilogram respectively. In contrast, CNG in Delhi and the National Capital Region held at Rs 86.98 per kilogram, while Chennai recorded Rs 99.50 per kilogram.
Comparative Landscape for Piped Cooking Gas Nationwide
Piped cooking gas tariffs exhibited relative stability across most major metropolitan zones throughout November 2026 despite the localized increases in Pune. Consumers in Delhi paid Rs 49.60 per SCM, while households in Kolkata accessed supply at Rs 50 per SCM. In Mumbai and Chennai, piped gas traded at Rs 52 per SCM in both urban centers. In adjacent territories, Gurgaon stood at Rs 51.50 per SCM, Noida recorded Rs 49.46 per SCM, Bangalore stood at Rs 53 per SCM, Bhubaneswar recorded Rs 49 per SCM, and Jaipur registered Rs 51.50 per SCM.
Conversely, certain cities continued to register significantly steeper piped gas tariffs. Piped natural gas remained at the higher end of the pricing spectrum in Chandigarh at Rs 57.48 per SCM, Lucknow at Rs 56.50 per SCM, and Hyderabad at Rs 56 per SCM. In eastern and southern markets, Patna recorded a price of Rs 52.50 per SCM, while Thiruvananthapuram stood at Rs 51 per SCM.
