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The New Delhi CNG Experience
based on a visit in February 2005
John BaldwinPresident, SBGIDirector, NGVA
18 October 2005
What can be achieved if you put your mind to it…
Why move to CNG?
The Taj Mahal was crumbling due to atmospheric pollution from industrial emissions in AgraHigh levels of pollution from Transport in Delhi and MumbaiNatural gas was available, there was no other practical option
“CNG is estimated to have a cancer potency 80 times less than Indian diesel vehicles and one CNG bus achieves emissions reductions equivalent to removing 85-94 cars from the road”
Diesel lobby very anti – quote from diesel advocate“It would be unrealistic to expect that ten thousand buses in the
city would ever ply on the roads using CNG as a fuel”
But what actually caused the move?
Supreme Court ordered all public transport vehicles to switch over to CNG on 1 April 2001
Buses, taxis, auto-rickshawsTransition allowed but only for <8 year old vehicles
Technical details
Supply Pressure 19 bar (g)Storage Pressure 250 bar (g)Vehicle storage pressure 200 bar (g)Majority of compressors are gas engine driven (poor elecnetwork)
Mega stationDaughter/booster station
On-line station
CNG delivery
CNG Compressor
Storage Cascade
Dispenser
CNG Vehicle
Mobile Cascade
Mobile Cascade
Mobile Cascade
Booster
Dispenser
CNG Vehicle
Mobile Cascade
Dispenser
CNG Vehicle
CNG Compressor
Storage Cascade
Dispenser
CNG Vehicle
19-22 Kg/cm2g
250 Kg/cm2g
<=200 Kg/cm2g
<=200 Kg/cm2g <=200 Kg/cm2g
19-22 Kg/cm2g
250 Kg/cm2g
<=200 Kg/cm2g
STEEL PIPELINE – NATURAL GAS CARRIER
MOTHER STATION
DAUGHTER BOOSTER STATION
DAUGHTER STATION
ONLINE STATION
Indraprastha Gas Ltd - CNG Business
InfrastructureIGL DTCOMCTotal
Mother 37 22 - 59
On line 12 - 22 34
Daughter - - 4 4
Daughter Boos 10 - 28 38
CNG business has shown robust growth since FY00Increased CNG dispensing stations from 30 to 135 in 4 yearsPresently caters close to 100,000 vehicles in Delhi with sales of 0.90 mn kg/day
15,000 CNG buses!!!Contributes 95% to turnover of IGL
Remainder gas for domestic use
DELHI receives Clean Cities International Partner of the year award – 2003 from US Dept of Energy
The environmental impact?
CNG sales in Delhi growing fastPassenger car manufacturers introducing CNG variants
Move to CNG trucks……Supreme Court still loves gas!!
Reminder - London air pollution
NOX is very bad for you and cannot be removed by particulate filters
London politicians no different than those in Delhi….
But politicians willtell you it can be!
If they say nothing can be done, remind them of the Delhi experience….
Does this sound familiar?Mr Mehta…….were are you?
and finally, whilst CNG vehicles in India are lower priced that European ones…..
for <£2,000… for <£6,000to get the best environmental
performance…....