Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will be costlier in Delhi and nearby regions from today. The CNG prices has been hiked by a rupee per kilogram in Delhi-NCR, in the second such hike in two days as the global energy markets finds itself rattled by the extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the war in the Middle East. CNG, which powers thousands of autos and cabs across the NCR, will now cost Rs 80.09 per kg in Delhi. The price is Rs 88.70 per kg in Noida and Ghaziabad and Rs 85.12 in Gurugram. It will cost Rs 88.58 per kg in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Shamli, Rs 91.42 per kg in Kanpur, Rs 89.44 in Ajmer, Rs 86.42 in Banda, and Rs 89.70 in Hapur.