Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) is an Indian
natural gas distribution company that supplies natural gas as cooking and vehicular fuel, primarily in
Delhi NCR. Established in 1998, the company is a joint venture between
GAIL,
Bharat Petroleum, and the
Government of Delhi.[2]
History
IGL was incorporated in 1998, to take over and operate the Delhi City Gas Distribution Project from
GAIL for laying a network of gas distribution pipelines in Delhi. The company started as a
joint venture between GAIL,
Bharat Petroleum and the
Government of Delhi to implement a city gas distribution network.[3]
As of 31 December 2017, IGL supplied piped natural gas to over 9,00,000 homes, over 2,000 commercial and more than 1,150 industrial establishments in the
NCR. It also operates 425
CNG filling stations for
natural gas vehicles.[5]