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PNGRB, EESL join hands for smart gas meters

hellohimachalse@gmail.com 07 Sep 2026 07 Sep 2026

The MoU between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is set to give a major technology push to India’s City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector through large-scale deployment of Smart Domestic Piped Natural Gas (PNG) Meters.

The initiative is expected to usher in a new generation of gas metering with advanced features including digital monitoring, tamper alerts, leak detection, remote operations and cybersecurity safeguards. It is expected to make the PNG ecosystem not only more efficient and transparent but also safer and more secure for millions of consumers.

The PNGRB-EESL initiative represents a strategic step towards building a safer, smarter, cyber-secure and more efficient national gas ecosystem, supporting India’s energy-security objectives while encouraging greater adoption of cleaner natural gas.

The initiative is expected to benefit the stakeholders of all States across the country including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, TN, & Karnataka Energy efficiency expert and former Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Dr Ajay Mathur, who also served in a leadership positions in the International Solar Alliance, welcomed the PNGRB-EESL partnership as a timely and significant step towards a consumer-centric, tech-enabled and future-ready CGD ecosystem.

He congratulated PNGRB Secretary Anjan Kumar Mishra and EESL CEO Akhilesh Kumar Dixit for the initiative, observing that smart PNG metering would contribute not only to energy efficiency and transparency but also to energy security and cybersecurity.

The partnership brings together PNGRB’s regulatory expertise and EESL(a joint venture PSU under the Ministry of Power)’s experience in demand aggregation and large-scale smart-metering programmes. The need for smart gas metering has become increasingly important as India rapidly expands its natural gas infrastructure.

PNGRB a Statutory body established under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act 2006, has authorised 307 geographical areas, providing 100 per cent mainland coverage, while more than 33,500 km of natural gas pipeline networks have been authorised, of which around 25,000 km are already operational.

Smart meters can address many of these challenges through automated and digitally connected systems.

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