NGV India 2009 to witness participation from

182 Exhibitors from 27 Countries

New Delhi, March 16, 2009.

NGV India 2009 Conference and Exhibition, beginning March 24, 2009, organized by Bangkok Exhibition Services (BES) Ltd. part of Allworld Exhibition (UK), was launched in the capital today. The event is expected to bring global environmental solutions to India and thus BES chose to be associated with GAIL Gas Limited, as it is known and acknowledged for its numerous environment friendly solutions. The first of its kind event in India, supported by GAIL, was launched by Dr. U D Choubey, Chairman and Managing Director, GAIL (India) Limited and Chairman, GAIL Gas Limited.

The event is also the first such international event in whole of South Asia and aims to focus on the entire South Asian NGV (Natural Gas for Vehicles) market. It is expected to attract industry professionals from more than 50 countries. The exhibition will feature the breakthrough technologies from across the world and will provide innovative solutions to India and South Asia’s booming NGV markets.

Indiahas been voted as the largest potential NGV market in the world today. In order to tap this potential a lot of global investors are attracted to invest in this sector. In order to accelerate the development process of this sector, innovative global marketing forums such as “NGV India 2009” play a crucial role.

Mr. David Aitken, Managing Director, Bangkok Exhibition Services Ltd. (BES),elaborating on the importance of the event said “Environment related problems pose a major threat for the auto industry across the world. In order to address this, we have been partnering with like minded organizations globally to showcase the innovative solutions from across the world. Over the past few years of developing NGV events in Asia we have managed to generate and create increased productive engagement among the various participants and we seek to continue this development through the results of NGV India 2009”.

Dr. U. D. Choubey, Chairman, Managing Director of GAIL (India) Limited and Chairman, GAIL Gas Limited remarked that, “GAIL has been at the forefront of solutions that are beneficial to the people. As India’s largest National Gas seller and Distributor, we wanted the Indian auto industry to experience the latest technology and see the standards followed globally and we associated with BES to bring NGV 2009 to India. We are very happy to be part the team that is hosting the event in India. It is remarkable that this is the first such event to be held in South Asia. Use of Natural Gas in the transport sector also enables bringing down the import bill towards import of liquid fuels. We hope that the latest technologies that will be showcased in the exhibition will be of interest not only to the automobile manufacturers but would also benefit the end users of this environment friendly fuel.”

The event attracts exhibition participation from 182 reputed companies from 27 countries, covering five continents. The participating countries include Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United State of America.

The comprehensive international conference programme has brought together the leading industry experts from throughout the world to forge the roadmap for future development in Asia and is held under the theme of “Sustainable Development in a Prospering Marketplace”. The conference programme, Chaired by Dr. U. D. Choubey, Chairman, Managing Director of GAIL (India) Ltd., is expected to attract up to 500 industry delegates from throughout the world.

The elaborate exhibitors profile include the participation from Automotive Engineering, Catalytic Systems, Compressors & Compression Systems, Conversion Kits, Cylinders, Design & Consultancy, Dispensers, Energy Companies, Engines / Engine Technology, Environmental Control / Equipment, Fuel Management Systems, Flow meters, Fuelling Equipment, Fuelling Station Equipment and much, much more. For more details visit www.ngvindia.com