Public utilities in Pondicherry are primarily managed by government departments of the Union Territory.
* **Electricity:** The Electricity Department of Puducherry manages power distribution. It relies largely on power purchased from central generating stations (NTPC, NLC) as the UT does not have major power generation of its own. * **Water Supply:** The Public Works Department (PWD) handles water supply and sanitation. The city relies heavily on groundwater, extracted through borewells, though efforts are underway to rejuvenate surface water bodies. * **Waste Management:** Handled by the Puducherry Municipality and Oulgaret Municipality. Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Smart City Mission, the city has been upgrading to mechanized sweeping, segregated door-to-door collection, and modern solid waste processing. * **Gas:** Piped Natural Gas (PNG) infrastructure is in early development stages; most households use LPG cylinders provided by major public sector oil companies (Indane, HP, Bharat Gas).