Diu: IRM Energy Limited (“IRMEL”), a city gas distribution (“CGD”) company has started Piped Natural Gas (“PNG”) supply in Diu, Union Territory of Daman and Diu. IRMEL has started to supply PNG to homes and commercial establishments as on this day. The hotels and restaurants located in Diu will also be benefitted by the PNG supply, which is an additional substitute over conventional fuels like LPG, diesel and wood.

To encourage residents in Diu to adopt Piped Natural Gas (PNG), IRMEL is offering a domestic PNG connection at a monthly rental of Rs. 30 per month – a rental of Rs. 1 per day.

IRMEL (a group Company of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited) is an integrated value driven energy enterprise, developing Natural Gas distribution projects across various districts in the country for industrial, commercial and domestic customers.

The PNG supply was inaugurated by Maheswar Sahu (Retd. IAS officer) – Chairman of IRMEL in the presence of Vivek Kumar – Additional District Magistrate of Diu, Prashant Sagar – Chief Operating Officer of IRMEL, Harshal Anjaria – Chief Financial Officer of IRMEL, Diu PWD Officers and customers. Employees and the senior management team of IRMEL were also present at the inaugural ceremony.

Collector of Diu, Ms. Bhanu Prabha, IAS appreciated and congratulated IRMEL and has urged Diu’s residents, hotels and restaurants to take maximum benefits of natural gas as it is safe, uninterrupted and economical as compared to LPG.

As of June 30, 2023, IRMEL said it is supplying gas to more than 52,000 domestic customers, 260 commercial customers, 180 industrial customers and has a network of 66 CNG filing stations for supplying Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) across various Geographical Areas of Banaskantha District in Gujarat, Fatehgarh Sahib District in Punjab, Diu and Gir Somnath District in U.T of Daman & Diu and Gujarat and Namakkal and Tiruchirappalli Districts in Tamil Nadu.