Gujarat Gas Company was incorporated on January 17, 1980 under the name of Gujarat Amico Chem and obtained the certificate for commencement of business on August 14, 1980. It was promoted by Mafatlal Fine Spinning & Manufacturing Co. and GIIC to implement the Ankleshwar & Bharuch National Gas distribution project by entering into an agreement on December 21, 1987. Erstwhile a part of BG group, the company was acquired by an integrated gas major GSPC group on June 12,2013.
Gujarat Gas Limited (formerly known as GSPC Distribution Networks Limited), is India's largest city gas distribution player with presence spread across 22 Districts in the State of Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Thane GA which includes Palghar district of Maharashtra. The company has India's largest customer base in major user segments.
The company became a subsidiary of MIL on acquisition of 6,12,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each effective January 28, 1991. The company was allotted 1,70,000 CMD of national gas for Ankleshwar Branch project and 3,00,000 CMD of national gas for the Surat project. The name was changed to Gujarat Gas Co. on June 8, 1998.
The company has around 20,000 KM. of gas pipeline network. It has 259 operational CNG stations and provides close to 6.0 mmscmd of Natural Gas to over 11.6 lakhs households, approximately 6 lakh vehicles and to 3050 industrial customers.
Milestones
- 1980: Incorporation of the company
- 1988: Signed Joint Venture (JV) with Mafatlal group of gas in Gujarat
- 1989: Commissioning of network and supply of gas in Ankleshwar
- 1990: Commissioning of network at Bharuch
- 1991: Commissioning of network Surat
- 1992: Started GNG operations
- 1994: Started GFCL (Gujarat Gas Financial Services)
- 1997: Acquired by BG group (Formaly British Group)
- 1999: Reached 1,00,000 customer mark
- 2001: Started Transmission business
- 2002: Achieved 1mmscmd of gas sales
- 2003: Obtain OHSAS 18001 accreditation- first in gas industry in India
- 2004: Commissioned 6 new CNG stations
- 2005: Listed and awarded one among India’s best managed companies
- 2006: Reached 20 plus CNG stations
- 2007: Touched 2,00,000 PNG and 50,000 CNG customer mark
- 2009: Received the 'Surat Na Sitara' award for the 'best consumer oriented company in surat' in the corporate category at a public function held in Surat on 24th of January 2009
- 2012: Entered into an agreement with BG India Energy Solutions (BGIESPL), for the purchase or re-gasified LNG (RLNG) volumes of up to 1.0 mmscmd (39,206 mmbtu/day)
- The Company executed a fully termed Gas Sales and Transportation Contract (GSTC) with GAIL (India) Ltd (GAIL) for the purchase of gas from the Panna-Mukta and Tapti (PMT) fields.
- Gujarat Gas gets PNGRB nod for Hazira- Ankleshwar natural gas pipeline.
- 2015 -Gujarat Gas changed its name from 'GSPC Distribution Networks Ltd.' to 'Gujarat Gas Ltd.
- 2016 -Gujarat Gas gets nod from Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) for gas distribution.'