{
  "id": 4682899,
  "title": "Mumbai CNG Price Hiked By ₹2/kg; Domestic PNG Also Gets Costlier From September 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mumbai-cng-price-hiked-by-2-kg-domestic-png-also-gets-costlier-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:12:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-cng-price-hiked-by-2kg-domestic-png-also-gets-costlier-from-september-1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's gas providers have increased rates for CNG and domestic piped natural gas (PNG) by ₹2/kg and ₹1 per SCM respectively, effective September 1. MGL cited surging input gas costs and increased demand for CNG due to imported spot regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) as the reasons behind the price hike. The company aims to offset procurement cost increases while maintaining a steady supply of CNG to consumers. The price hike will impact thousands of CNG vehicle owners in the city, including autorickshaw, taxi, and private vehicle users, and raise household fuel expenses for PNG users. MGL plans to explore ways to optimise costs and promote natural gas as a cleaner, environmentally friendly fuel.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) on Sunday announced a Rs 2 per kg increase in the price of CNG, taking the revised rate to Rs 88 per kg in and around Mumbai from September 1. The company has also raised the price of domestic piped natural gas (PNG) by Rs 1 per standard cubic metre (SCM). The revised prices will come into effect from midnight of August 31. MGL attributed the hike to a sharp…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mumbai gas providers raise CNG price by ₹2/kg from September 1",
    "Domestic PNG rates increase by ₹1 per SCM on same date",
    "MGL cites higher input costs and RLNG demand as price hike reasons"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}