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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-16102025-266967
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 673]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025/ASVINA 22, 1947
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st October, 2025
F. No. PNGRB/COM/2-NGPLTariff(11)/2021Vol-II (Part File) (E-5939). In exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and
Natural Gas Regulatory Board, hereby makes the following regulations, to further amend the P0065troleum and Natural
Gas Regulatory Board (Imbalance Management Services) Regulations, 2016, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Imbalance Management
Services) Amendment Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Imbalance Management Services) Regulations, 2016, -
a) After sub-regulation (11) of regulation 4, the following shall be inserted, namely:
"(12) Notwithstanding anything contained in PNGRB (Access Code for Common Carrier or Contract Carrier
Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008 or any other regulations, the Escrow account shall be referred to as
'Imbalance charges account'. The fund available in 'Imbalance charges account' shall be utilized in the manner
and for the purposes as specified under Schedule-1 of these regulations."
b) After regulation 5, the following Schedule-I shall be inserted, namely: -
Schedule-I
{see regulation 4(13)}
1. Scope
The funds in the Imbalance charges account maintained by PNGRB shall comprise of the balance available out
of the followings:
i. Amount deposited by the transporters on account of 'System indiscipline and overrun charges as
provided in sub-regulation 10 of regulation 13 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(Access Code for Common Carrier or Contract Carrier Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008,
ii. Amount deposited by the transporters on account of 'Imbalance management services' as provided in
sub-regulation 4 of regulation 4 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Imbalance
Management Services) Regulations, 2016, and
iii. Interest on the investment made out of funds in the 'Bank Account for Imbalance charges account'.
2. Usage of the fund
The funds in the 'Imbalance charges account' may be used for following purposes:
i. Expenses pertaining to Capacity determination of gas infrastructure.
ii. Expenses of PNGRB related to framing/ amending regulations/ guidelines, etc;
iii. Expenses on consultancy services for natural gas infrastructure development by PNGRB;
iv. Setting up of office space including regional offices and other infrastructure at PNGRB for development
of natural gas sector in the country including establishment of centralized services for monitoring or IT
or MIS or for emergency handling duly approved by PNGRB Board;
v. Expense on training and development of PNGRB personnel pertaining to regulatory activities;
vi. Education and awareness programs for entities and consumers through seminars, lectures, events,
conferences, workshops, publications (print and electronic media), etc; to ensure safety and safeguard
of consumer interests
vii. Skill Development in collaboration with educational and technical institutions for CGD and NGPL
industries
viii. Expenses to undertake projects related to development, areas of innovation pertaining to natural gas
sector;
ix. Expenses pertaining to set up/ maintaining/ utilisation of start-up/ research and development fund(s) for
support and development of natural gas infrastructure in the country duly approved by the PNGRB
Board;
x. Expenses on study for the growth of hydrogen, CBG, LNG, gas-based power plants, gas market etc;
xi. Usage of fund towards adjustment in the unified tariff/ deficit amount, if any, duly approved by the
Board.
xii. Any other activities as approved by the PNGRB Board for development and support of the natural gas
pipeline industry.
3. Manner of utilisation of balance amount available in 'Imbalance charges Account'
i. A utilization budget of the fund shall be prepared every year and the utilisation shall be limited to the
interest earned on deposits of Imbalance charges account during the previous financial year with the
approval of Board with an exception of item at 2(iv) and 2(xi) above to which the limit shall not apply.
However, any unutilized/unapportioned interest earned during the previous financial year shall be
utilized towards adjustment in the unified tariff/ deficit amount, if any, duly approved by the Board.
ii. Industry Committee constituted by the Board under regulation 2.1(e) of Schedule-D of the PNGRB
(Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Regulations, 2008, would submit their proposals listed
at Sl No. 2(vi) to 2(xi) by 31st January prior to the start of the financial year for consideration of Board.
Industry Committee shall invite and consider the views of shippers and stakeholders also while framing
up its proposals before submission to the Board. For this purpose, Industry Committee shall frame a
mechanism to invite and submission of views by the shippers to the Industry Committee and submit the
same for approval of the Board.
4. Accounting
Separate accounting details of all the expenses incurred from Imbalance charges account shall be maintained.
ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./407/2025-26]
Foot Note:
Principal regulations were notified vide F. No. PNGRB/M(C)/48, dated 29th April, 2016 and
subsequently amended vide F. No. PNGRB/M(C)/48, dated 23rd March 2018, PNGRB/COM/2-
NGPL Tariff (2)/2012, dated 19th June, 2020, PNGRB/COM/2-NGPL Tariff(2)/2012(P-910),
dated 11th November, 2020 and F. No. PNGRB/COM/2-NGPL Tariff (2)/2012 (P-3116) dated
23rd November, 2020.
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