New Delhi: Kumar Shanker has taken over as the Managing Director (MD) of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the company said on Friday. Prior to joining IGL, Shanker served as Managing Director of Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited in Pune.
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A Chemical Engineering graduate from Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Shanker brings more than 32 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. His expertise spans commissioning and operations of gas processing plants, petrochemical project management, corporate strategy and planning, marketing, regulatory affairs, and city gas distribution.
During his tenure, MNGL emerged as one of India's top five CGD companies in terms of growth, profitability and infrastructure development for domestic piped natural gas connections.
Before heading MNGL, Shanker spent nearly three decades with GAIL (India) Limited, where he held various positions across multiple business verticals. He worked at locations including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi, gaining extensive experience in regulatory and commercial aspects of the natural gas sector.
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Shanker is widely recognized for his expertise in regulatory matters, including grant of authorisations, open access, pipeline tariffs and affiliate code of conduct frameworks. He has also played a key role in shaping several policy and regulatory reforms in India's natural gas industry over the past two decades.
Among his notable contributions is his involvement in the introduction of the Unified Tariff mechanism for the National Gas Grid System, a reform that has been widely regarded as a significant step towards creating a more integrated and efficient natural gas market in the country.
IGL is India's largest city gas distribution (CGD) company. It operates CGD networks across 33 districts in 12 geographical areas spanning Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, serving millions of customers through its natural gas infrastructure.
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