Date: 15.7.2021
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 hrs (IST)
India has set the target of 15 percent gas-based economy by 2030 and licenses have been issued for City Gas Distribution (CGD) entities covering more than 70 % of the country’s population, including 407 districts spread across 28 States and Union Territories. India CGD Forum can help the new entities in City Gas Distribution to jump-start their operations in new towns by collaborating with respective electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) for customer data and sharing certain infrastructure and resources.
CGD Companies and Discoms have similar opportunity and challenges in dealing with millions of customers and handling regulatory challenges and statutory compliances in restricted corridor of roads and lanes in the town. They also have to address similar customer behaviour and defaulters. There are many services which are similar in nature in Discoms and CGD Companies distribution like periodic metering, billing, customer support etc. which are areas for collaboration between CGD Companies and DISCOMs that will significantly reduce the cost of business for both. They could also leverage each other’s assets and customer data and GIS maps. A good collaboration will lead to less damage to each other’s property while carrying out repairs and maintenance and will also improve customer experience.
To support the collaboration amongst the CGD Companies and DISCOMs, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) and Natural Gas Society (NGS) are closely working to provide a platform to bring innovation and smartness into India’s CGD Business. Policy makers and regulators from both the domains (electricity and gas) can also share their experiences and challenges.
In order to bring various technology interventions and provide information and best practices to stake holders in the CGD domain, ISGF and NGS have launched the India CGD Forum under the Honorary Chairmanship of Shri Tarun Kapoor, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG). TThe India CGD Forum was officially launched on 04th March, 2021 during India Smart Utility Week (ISUW 2021) www.isuw.in This Forum will start promoting the initiatives of Government of India towards the gas-based economy. Other important initiatives of the India CGD Forum are:
1. Development of the India CGD Portal
2. Collaboration between CGD Companies and DISCOM’s
3. Training Programs for CGD Companies
4. Development of Online stake holder network of Gas Ecosystem through social media platforms
5. Research reports, Technical reports and White paper on latest Technologies and practices in CGD Sector
Government of India has set the target of 15 percent gas-based economy by 2030 and licenses have been issued for City Gas Distribution (CGD) in urban areas in 407 districts spread across 28 States and Union Territories that cover about 70 percent of the population of the country.
To create a collaboration platform between the CGD companies and electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs), India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) and Natural Gas Society (NGS) have jointly promoted India CGD Forum. There are many similarities between the work of electricity and gas distribution companies and there is immense scope for sharing of assets – both physical and digital assets. Sharing of GIS maps, common billing and collection systems, common call centers, sharing of last mile connectivity for network automation and smart metering etc. Policy makers and regulators from both the domains can also share their experiences and challenges. The India CGD Forum was launched on 04th March, 2021 during India Smart Utility Week (ISUW 2021) www.isuw.in This forum promotes the initiatives of Government of India towards the gas-based economy. Shri Tarun Kapoor, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) is the honorary Chairperson of India CGD Forum.
Besides promoting collaboration between CGD companies and DISCOMS, this Forum will come up with customized training programs, workshops and conferences on City Gas Distribution. This Forum will also ensure the Collaboration amongst all stakeholders and will create research reports, technical reports, white paper on latest technologies and practices in the CGD Sector.
A webinar on “Collaboration between City Gas Distribution and Electricity Distribution Companies to Accelerate Transition to Gas based Economy” is scheduled on 15th July, 2021 from 15:00hrsto17:00hrs IST. Link to Register for the Webinar https://bit.ly/2VjVym9 . A web portal for India CGD Forum will be launched at this webinar on 15th July 2021.
India CGD Forum is a platform to bring India’s leading gas utilities, policy makers, regulators, industry experts to learn from each other’s experiences and collaborate to bring innovation and smartness into India’s city gas distribution sector.
