CNG prices rise for fourth time in eleven days in north India’s Delhi; by ₹2/kg at the latest

A gas station worker fills CNG into an autorickshaw at a gas station. Representative image. | Photo credit: PTI

Compressed natural gas (CNG) prices were hiked again by ₹2 per kilogram (kg) in Delhi and parts of north India on Tuesday, the fourth increase in the past 11 days, as input gas prices continue to rise amid conflict in West Asia.

With the latest hike, CNG in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi now costs ₹ 83.09 per kg.

Since the first hike on May 15, CNG prices in Delhi and several cities of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan have cumulatively increased by ₹6 per kg.

The first hike of ₹2 per kg was implemented on 15 May, followed by hikes of ₹1 per kg on 17 and 23 May.

City gas distributors in other parts of the country have followed largely similar trends – increasing prices, albeit scattered, piecemeal and not necessarily to the same extent.

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Adjusted prices

With the latest price revision, CNG is now being sold at Indraprastha Gas Limited stations in Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh at ₹91.70 per kg, Meerut at ₹91.58 per kg and Kanpur at ₹94.42 per kg. In Rajasthan’s Pali and Ajmer, CNG now costs ₹92.44 per kg. It is now available at ₹87.70 per kg in Haryana’s Rewari and ₹88.12 per kg in Gurugram.

Space for other hikes

Speaking to The Hindu, Prashant Vashisht, senior vice-president and co-group head of corporate ratings at ICRA, said that contribution margins – the difference between sales realization and acquisition costs – for city gas distributors (CGDs) have narrowed due to the ongoing conflict.

“The cumulative increase (by ₹6 per kg) is still not enough to cushion CGD considering the impact on their contribution margins,” he said.

Mr. Vashist further noted that imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), which has become increasingly expensive during the conflict, has seen a higher share in the overall CGD mix, further reducing margins.

Another factor, he says, is that the purchase of imported gas is denominated in US dollars.

“All purchases are made in dollars per metric million British thermal units (MMBtu). Therefore, even if LNG prices do not move, but the dollar strengthens or the rupee weakens, it impacts CGD’s margins,” he explained.

Published – 26 May 2026 09:12 IST