IGL was incorporated in 1998 by GAIL. The basic motive of the project was to lay the network for the distribution of natural gas in Delhi to consumers in the domestic, transport, and commercial sectors with the backing of strong promoters – GAIL (India) Ltd. and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL)
The company inspires to provide safe, convenient and reliable natural gas supply to it’s customers in the domestic and commercial sectors. So far it has been successful in providing a cleaner, environment-friendly alternative as auto fuel to Delhi’s residents..
Indraprastha Gas unveiled is first online CNG station in Delhi in the year 2004.
Well, after seeing the CNG as an auomotive fuel success in Mumbai, where GAIL had formed JV with BG, named as “Mahanagar Gas Ltd.” (MGL) in 1995, GAIL decided to form a JV with one of the Oil Marketing Cmpany (OMC) BPCL in1997, because BPCL had an extensive network of Retail Outlets (ROs) in Delhi.
Earlier GAIL had implmented a pilot project for introduction of CNG as an automotive fuel in the 3 cities in India viz. Delhi, MumBai and Vadodara, as authorised by MoP&NG in 1992-93.
Hon’ble Supreme Court was also monitoring the progress of the CNG project in Delhi, in a vehicular pollution related PIL.