Monday 10 February 2014

LIC increases stake in Indraprastha Gas to 7.2%

State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its stake in Indraprastha Gas (IGL) by over 2% to become the 3rd largest shareholder in the company. Last week, LIC bought 29.5 lakh equity shares of IGL from the open market to increase its shareholding in the company from 5.097% to 7.204%.

Indraprastha Gas, incorporated in 1998, is engaged in distribution of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in Delhi. In 1999 the company took over Delhi City Gas Distribution Project from GAIL (India). IGL laid the network for the distribution of natural gas in the National Capital of Delhi to consumers in the domestic, transport, and commercial sectors.

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