Kolkata is nearing a major shift in its urban gas network expansion, according to a report on urbanacres.in. The project extends piped natural gas to more residential and commercial areas, aiming to replace coal and LPG with a cleaner fuel source. This is part of India's broader city gas distribution push under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board. For carbon markets, the switch from solid fuels to natural gas cuts household and small industry emissions significantly. The expansion also builds the infrastructure needed for eventual blending with biogas or hydrogen. The article does not give specific tonnage or timeline details, but the direction is clear: more gas pipelines mean lower local pollution and a smaller carbon footprint per unit of energy consumed.
