LPG, CNG, PNG prices today, August 17: Check latest rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, other cities

LPG, CNG, PNG prices today: Concerns about LPG, CNG and PNG pricing continue despite no change in their rates for over a month, except for a cut in commercial LPG prices earlier this month. Fears of a possible price rise persist due to uncertainty linked to the war in West Asia, even as India works to secure supplies and maintain steady imports.

The government aims to reduce dependence on West Asia by increasing liquefied petroleum gas imports from the United States by 2027. This move comes as LPG sales in India have declined and domestic cooking gas is sold below cost, adding to the financial burden on state-run fuel retailers.

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14.2 kg LPG cylinder rates on August 17

Cities	Price (₹/cylinder)
Delhi	942
Bengaluru	944.50
Hyderabad	994
Mumbai	941.50
Chennai	957.50
Kolkata	968
Jaipur	945.50
Noida	939.50
Gurugram	950.50
Chandigarh Advertisement	951.50

Commercial (19kg) LPG cylinder rates on August 17

Cities	Price (₹/cylinder)
Delhi	2,738
Bengaluru	2,821
Hyderabad	2,985
Mumbai	2,691.50
Chennai	2,906
Kolkata	2,872.50
Jaipur	2,765.50
Noida	2,738
Gurugram	2,755
Chandigarh	2,760

CNG prices across major cities on August 17

Cities	Price (₹/kg)
Delhi	83.09
Bengaluru	97
Hyderabad	109
Mumbai	86
Chennai	97
Kolkata	99.50
Jaipur	96.50
Noida	91.70
Gurugram	88.12
Chandigarh	99.90

PNG prices across major cities on August 17

Cities	Price (₹/SCM)
Delhi Advertisement	49.59
Bengaluru	53
Hyderabad	51
Mumbai	51.50
Chennai	50
Kolkata	50
Jaipur	49.50
Noida	49.45
Gurugram	48.40
Chandigarh	54.70

Junior oil minister Suresh Gopi, in a written reply to lawmakers, stated that Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation have been selling a 14.2-kg household cooking gas cylinder at ₹942 in Delhi since June 2026. He noted that the revenue loss for state fuel retailers on LPG sales was ₹188 per cylinder in August.

Gopi said the government compensates fuel retailers for losses on household cooking gas sold below market rates, though payments are delayed. The government paid a subsidy of ₹30,000 crore towards clearing dues for 2025/26 and 2026/27, but pending LPG dues to state retailers stood at over ₹59,000 crore as of July 31.

LPG consumption fell more than 16 per cent year-on-year to 2.35 million tonnes last month as shortages pushed households and industries towards piped natural gas and more polluting fuels like biomass and kerosene. Reports indicate the government has directed Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum to source at least 15 per cent of India’s LPG imports for 2027 through US term contracts, with plans to raise this share to up to 25 per cent by 2027.

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Separately, the government has for the first time fixed maximum cooking gas LPG production targets for individual public- and private-sector refineries and upstream companies. This aims to build a domestic supply buffer after the West Asia conflict exposed the country’s vulnerability to disruptions in imported cooking gas. 

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, in an order issued on August 13, set maximum LPG production levels for 21 refineries and upstream companies, with combined production potential at 63,810 tonnes a day. This is more than double the domestic LPG output in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, and about 70 per cent of the country’s daily consumption.

The production limits will apply during supply constraints. The largest share of planned output is assigned to Reliance Industries Ltd’s older refinery, which must produce up to 18,000 tonnes a day of LPG. India consumed 33.2 million tonnes of LPG in 2025-26, or about 91,000 tonnes a day. Of this, 13.1 million tonnes a year, or about 35,900 tonnes a day, was produced locally, while 21.3 million tonnes per annum, or about 58,400 tonnes a day, was imported.