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Gujarat Gas Q1 2026 Volumes Fall Amid Weaker Industrial Demand; CNG Sales Hit Record High

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Gujarat Gas reported Q1 2026 earnings on Tuesday, with total volumes of 8.88 million metric standard cubic meters per day in Q1 2026, down from 10.98 mmscmd reported in the same period last year.

Total Piped Natural Gas volumes stood at 5.55 mmscmd.

Industrial PNG volumes were also down to 4.71 mmscmd from 7.25 mmscmd in Q1 2025.

Domestic PNG volumes edged up to 0.69 mmscmd, compared with 0.62 mmscmd recorded a year ago.

Commercial PNG volumes largely held steady, inching up to 0.14 mmscmd from 0.13 mmscmd a year ago.

Compressed Natural Gas volumes rose in the quarter to 3.33 mmscmd from 2.98 mmscmd in the same period a year earlier.

Gujarat Gas reported the highest-ever CNG volumes of 3.33 mmscmd in Q1 2026, marking a 12% increase compared with Q1 2025 on the back of investments in CNG station infrastructure.

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