{
  "id": 4683018,
  "title": "Mahanagar Gas Ltd to hike price of CNG by ₹2 per kg across all retail outlets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mahanagar-gas-ltd-to-hike-price-of-cng-by-2-per-kg-across-all-retail",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:21:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/mahanagar-gas-ltd-to-hike-price-of-cng-by-2-per-kg-across-all-retail-outlets/article71412405.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) announced late Monday that it will increase the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by ₹2 per kilogram across all retail outlets, effective from September 1, as the city-gas distributor seeks to offset the rise in input gas prices due to heightened tensions in West Asia. In addition to the CNG hike, MGL announced a ₹1 increase in the rates for domestic piped natural gas (D-PNG) per standard cubic metre (SCM). With this latest hike, the price of CNG at MGL's outlets has gone up by ₹6 per kg in three increments since May 14. The move is in line with Indraprastha Gas Ltd, which raised CNG prices by nearly ₹9 per kg across five increments following a ₹3.89/kg increase on August 29. MGL explained that the price hike aims to cover the significant impact of rising input gas costs on the overall expense of supplying gas.",
  "summary": "CNG in Mumbai would now cost ₹88/kg. Price of Domestic PNG would also be hiked by ₹1/SCM.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mahanagar Gas Ltd raises CNG price by ₹2/kg from September 1",
    "Price increase due to higher input gas costs from West Asia tensions",
    "D-PNG rates also increase by ₹1 per SCM, total CNG hike ₹6/kg since May"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}