IOCL plans to open 15 CNG retail sites
The Indian oil company is expanding its CNG supply with the opening of stations in Coimbatore.
The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) plans to open 15 retail outlets supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) in Coimbatore district in this financial year.
IOCL said that the two retail outlets were opened at Gandhi Managar and Sulur on April 19 to supply CNG for automobiles. These CNG retail outlets will refill fuel for those vehicles powered by CNG as well as the vehicles that run on petrol which are retrofitted with a CNG kit, according to The Hindu.
According to a press release, the IOCL is developing CGD networks in Coimbatore and Salem districts and will be providing over 12 lakh PNG connections to domestic households and 431 CNG stations for vehicle refilling in the two districts over a period of eight years.
