VBSOFT (India) Ltd has developed indigenously India’s first automated CNG station management system with an automated gas filling and dispensing system and an automated billing and authentication system. Vivek Ogra, director-technical of VBSOFT, said that their new system, named ‘CNG.net’, has been designed for Gujarat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. “With the proto-type functioning at GSPC’s Hazira station, we are now approaching other oil and gas majors like IOC, HPCL, BPCL and Reliance. With some modifications our new system can be used for dispensing petrol and diesel too,” said Ogra.

He claimed that theirs is the first company to have developed this automated gas dispensing system in India. “While our system would cost Rs2-3 lakh, the ones available in the US and Canada are priced at Rs 9 lakh and above,” claimed Ogra.

VBSOFT’s application automates the entire process – from the customer walking in with a vehicle to refill the fuel till the billing process-which takes just a few minutes. The automated touch panel is a fully functional touch screen system with smart card reader, online payment processing and online billing mechanism.