Mahanagar Gas Limited and BEST come together with ‘Tez’ way to refuel

Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), one of the largest city gas distribution companies in India, launched ‘MGL Tez’ at Ghatkopar BEST Bus Depot in partnership with Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).

Mahanagar Gas Limited and BEST come together with ‘Tez’ way to refuel
Mahanagar Gas Limited and BEST come together with ‘Tez’ way to refuel

  • Dedicated CNG dispensing facility at BEST depots for ‘MGL Tez’ App users
  • Goregaon - Oshiwara and Ghatkopar bus depots to get CNG dispensers in the first phase

 Mumbai – Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), one of the largest city gas distribution companies in India, launched ‘MGL Tez’ at Ghatkopar BEST Bus Depot , in partnership with Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). A dedicated CNG dispenser for ‘MGL Tez’ users was inaugurated by Shri Lokesh Chandra, General Manager, BEST and MGL’s Board Director, Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, as part of the launch. Shri Sanjay Shende, Deputy Managing Director, MGL and Senior officials of Mahanagar Gas Limited and BEST were present on the occasion.

The newly launched mobile application allows users of four-wheeler CNG vehicles to book time slots for refuelling at the CNG facility at BEST bus depot.  Available on Google Play Store, ‘MGL Tez’ App can be used to minimize waiting in long queue by CNG vehicle owners by pre-booking a time slot as per convenience. The depots will have a dedicated CNG dispenser specifically for bookings made through ’MGL Tez’. Users can book time slots between 9.00 AM and 07.00 PM, on any day of the week, get the CNG filled and make the payment digitally. 

Currently, this service is available at Goregaon - Oshiwara and Ghatkopar bus depots, with plans to have similar facilities in other 13 bus depots across Mumbai that are managed by BEST.

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Commenting on the partnership, Shri Lokesh Chandra, General Manager, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport said, “BEST is pleased to partner with MGL for furthering the green initiative of providing environment-friendly fuel. This initiative will not only make CNG filling convenient for Mumbaikars but will also enable us to further utilize our resources for the benefit of the society.”

Commenting on the association, Mr. Sanjay Shende, Deputy Managing Director, Mahanagar Gas Limited said, “We are happy to introduce ‘MGL Tez’, and launch dedicated CNG dispensing facility in association with BEST. With this initiative, we aim to make CNG filling more convenient for our customers. We intend to roll-out this facility at other 13 bus depots of BEST to facilitate more customers to join us in our endeavour towards a cleaner and greener future.”

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About – Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL):

Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) is one of the largest city gas distribution (CGD) companies in India and GAIL (India) Ltd is its promoter. MGL has more than 27 years of experience in supplying natural gas in Mumbai and is presently the sole authorised distributor of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in Mumbai and its adjoining areas and in the Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

MGL’s vision envisages being a consumer and environment-friendly gas company providing safe, efficient and reliable energy, an employer of choice creating value for all its stakeholders. MGL is an ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certified organisation

Today, MGL reaches out to nearly 20.5 lakh households and above 4000 small commercial and industrial establishments. MGL also supplies CNG to more than 9 lakh vehicles which includes more than 3.5 lakh rickshaws and above 60,000 taxis & over 4 lakh cars in Mumbai, Thane, Mira-Bhayander, Navi Mumbai and beyond.

MGL also supplies CNG to 2600 BEST/TMT/MSRTC/NMMT buses, more than 26000 LCVs/ Tempos/ Trucks/Private buses plying on CNG supplied through its wide distribution network of steel, MDPE pipeline system and 300 CNG filling stations having more than 1800 dispensing points.

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