The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), on October 16, 2026, issued the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2026, to further amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Regulations, 2007.
The following has been stated:
A dedicated pipeline processing fee of ₹5 lakh per request and ₹1 lakh per request has been introduced for specified CBG connectivity and decompression unit-related requests.
New fees have been prescribed for PBG reduction, ranging from ₹1 lakh to ₹10 lakh per request, and a ₹5 lakh fee for project completion schedule extensions for NGPL and PPPL projects from the fourth extension onwards.
Other charges for pipelines have been revised based on pipeline length and operational status, with operational pipelines also subject to 0.02% of previous financial year's revenue, where applicable. Charges have also been introduced for LNG terminals, LPG bottling plants, petroleum oil and lubricant installations, refineries and gas processing units.
A new provision on default and consequences has been introduced. Non-compliance may attract civil penalties of up to ₹1 crore per contravention and, for continuing failure, up to ₹10 lakh per day, in addition to other regulatory action.
The amendments come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
[No. PNGRB/Fin/8-OC (2)/2018 (E-3270).]
