State-owned GSPC to open 50 CNG outlets in Saurashtra

State-owned PSU Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) is set to open 50 more CNG filling stations in the Saurashtra region of the state. In near future, these CNG filling stations will be opened up on a franchised basis, the state government stated in a release on Tuesday.

"Currently, there are in all 120 GSPC-run CNG filling stations in the state including 39 in Saurashtra region, 52 in Central Gujarat and 29 in South Gujarat regions, respectively. These CNG outlets cater to over 65,000 vehicles everyday. In a bid to enhance fuel services to these vehicles, GSPC will be adding another 50 such stations in the Saurashtra region in the near future," said Saurabh Patel, minister for energy, Gujarat government.

Talking further about the upcoming outlets in the Saurashtra region, Patel said that of the 50-odd stations, about 10 each would be opened on franchised basis in Morbi and Surendranagar towns, apart from 24 and 6 in Rajkot district and Rajkot city, respectively. Moreover, GSPC will also be investing around Rs 250 crore for setting up a CNG equipment and steel distribution network in Rajkot and Surendranagar districts, Patel added.

It is to be mentioned here that through a state-wide gas grid network, GSPC provides fuel to over 285,000 domestic and 1,400 industrial and 1,100 commercial customers across Gujarat.