PNG and CNG costlier in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad from November 13

Households using piped cooking gas and owners of CNG vehicles in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad will have to pay more from November 13. Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) has announced the increase.

The rate for domestic PNG has been raised by Rs 1.50 per standard cubic metre (SCM), taking the new rate to Rs 51.75 per SCM. It will come into effect from the intervening night of November 12 and 13.

Those filling CNG at fuel stations will also pay more. MNGL has raised the CNG rate by Rs 1.25 per kg, from Rs 97.75 to Rs 99 per kg. The change will take effect from midnight on Friday, November 13, 2026.

A large number of homes connected to the city's piped gas network will be affected. Private vehicle owners, auto-rickshaw drivers and operators of commercial transport that depends on CNG will also feel the impact.

The company has also announced a Rs 1.25 per kg increase in CNG prices in Nashik and Dhule districts. The new retail rate there will be Rs 99.75 per kg.

The changes mean that the fuel costs of both domestic gas users and CNG vehicle owners in the Pune area will go up from the new dates.