The
Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that the
details of existing network of gas pipelines including industrial pipelines and
its capacities to transport gas/LPG across the country is given at Annexure-I.
At present, the country is having about
15,000 kms of natural gas pipeline infrastructure and an additional 15,000 kms
of pipeline is required for completion of National Gas Grid. Out of this
additional 15,000 kms, PNGRB/Government of India has authorized entities for
laying of about 11,900 kms of pipelines and 1175 kms of pipeline is pending for
award due to court case pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in respect of
Ennore-Bengaluru-Puducherry-Nagapattinam-Madurai-Tuticorin natural gas
pipeline. Further, in order to complete the national gas grid, Ministry has
identified 3 pipeline sections having a total length of about 2500 kms for
development through PPP mode with Viability Gap Funding Scheme of Ministry of
Finance through Indian Infrastructure Project Development Fund (IIPDF). GAIL
has been appointed as the “Sponsoring Authority” for development of
Ranchi-Talcher-Paradip pipeline as a pilot project under PPP mode with
Viability Gap Funding. The detailed status of ongoing gas pipeline projects is
given at Annexure-II.
The actual gas demand is price sensitive
and total gas consumption during 2014-15 was 116.78 MMSCMD (73.93 MMSCMD
domestic and 42.85 MMSCMD R-LNG). Further, in order to enhance availability of
natural gas in the country, Government has taken several steps which inter alia
include the following:
i.
Intensification of domestic Exploration
& Production (E&P) activities through New Exploration Licensing Policy
(NELP) rounds;
ii.
Shale Gas Policy framework;
iii.
Research and development of Gas Hydrate
resources in the country;
iv.
Import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
from various countries;
v.
Transnational pipelines viz.,
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline and
Iran-Pakistan-India(IPI) pipeline;
vi.
Clearance for exploration and
development of some NELP blocks where the same was held up by various agencies;
and
vii.
Exploration in the Mining Lease Area has
been allowed with certain conditions.
viii.
Acquisition of Overseas Oil and Gas
assets is being pursued in order to enhance energy security for the country.
Apart from above the Cabinet Committee
on Economic Affairs (CCEA), in its meeting dated 25.03.2015 and 31.03.2015 has
approved the policy to revive and improve utilization of the stranded gas based
power generation capacity and pooling of gas in fertilizer (urea) Sectors. The
former has made R-LNG based power generation commercially viable for idle/
stranded gas based power plants.
The
pooling of gas in fertilizer sector has enabled fertilizer plants to increase
production of urea.
ANNEXURE-I
REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 144 ANSWERED
ON 30.11.2015 REGARDING EXPANSION OF GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
|
Details
of Existing Pipelines supplying Natural Gas to Industries and others
|
|
|
S.
No.
|
Name
of the Natural Gas Pipeline
|
Name
of Entity
|
Capacity
(MMSCMD)
|
Length
(Km.)
|
|
|
|
1
|
Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur -GREP (Gas
Rehabilitation and Expansion Project)-Dahej-Vijaipur HVJ/VDPL
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
57.3
|
4658.5
|
|
|
2
|
Dahej-Vijaipur (DVPL)-Vijaipur-Dadri
(GREP) Upgradation DVPL2 & VDPL
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
54
|
1118.73
|
|
|
3
|
Uran-Trombay
|
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Limited
|
6
|
24
|
|
|
4
|
Dahej-Uran-Panvel-Dhabhol
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
19.9
|
875
|
|
|
5
|
Agartala regional network
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
2
|
55.4
|
|
|
6
|
Mumbai regional network
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
7
|
128.68
|
|
|
7
|
Assam regional network
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
2.5
|
7.83
|
|
|
8
|
K.G. Basin network(+RLNG+RIL)
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
16
|
877.86
|
|
|
9
|
Gujarat regional network(+RLNG+RIL)
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
8.31
|
608.82
|
|
|
10
|
Cauvery Basin network
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
4.33
|
278.15
|
|
|
11
|
Dukli Maharajganj (Earlier-Agartala)
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
0.26
|
5.2
|
|
|
12
|
EWPL (Kakinada-Hyderabad-
Uran-Ahmedabad)
|
Reliance Gas Transportation
Infrastructure Limited
|
95
|
1480
|
|
|
13
|
GSPL's High Pressure Gujarat Gas Grid
network
|
Gujarat State Petronet Limited
|
31
|
2120.62
|
|
|
14
|
GSPL's Low Pressure Gujarat Gas Grid
network
|
Gujarat State Petronet Limited
|
12
|
70.1
|
|
|
15
|
Hazira-Ankleshwar
|
Gujarat Gas Company Limited
|
5.06
|
73.2
|
|
|
16
|
Dadri-Panipat
|
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
|
9.5
|
140.413
|
|
|
17
|
AGCL's Assam regional network
|
Assam Gas Company Limited (3 pipeline
sections)
|
2.428
|
104.73
|
|
|
18
|
Uran-Taloja
|
Deepak Fertlizer & Petrochemicals
Corp. Ltd.
|
0.7
|
42
|
|
|
19
|
Dadri-Bawana-Nangal*
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
31
|
810.427
|
|
|
20
|
Chhainsa-Jhajjar-Hissar*
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
35
|
265.02
|
|
|
21
|
Dabhol-Bangalore*
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
16
|
1004.14
|
|
|
22
|
Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore*
|
GAIL(India) Limited
|
16
|
41
|
|
|
* Partly Commissioned
|
431.288
|
14789.82
|
|
ANNEXURE-II
REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 144
TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015 REGARDING EXPANSION OF GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
Details
of Proposed Natural Gas Pipelines Projects under Gas Grid network
|
S.
No.
|
Name
of the Natural Gas Pipeline
|
Name
of Entity
|
Length
(KM)
|
Projected
Capex
(Rs.
in Crore)
|
Committed
Expenditure
(Rs.
in Crore)
|
Present
Status
|
|
1
|
Jagdishpur Haldia Pipeline
|
GAIL
(India) Limited
|
1847
|
11,000
|
13.5
|
Phase-I
of the Project of about 755 Km is under development. Project is expected to
be completed by 2018-19.
|
|
2
|
Shahdol Phulpur Pipeline
|
Reliance
Gas Pipelines Limited
|
312
|
1302
|
925
|
As per schedule. Expected by 2016.
|
|
3
|
Kakinada Vizag Srikakulam
|
AP
Gas Distribution Corporation
|
391
|
1016
|
472
(for Phase-1)
|
As per schedule Expected by 2017.
|
|
4
|
Mallavaram Bhopal Bhilwara via Vijaipur
|
GSPL
India Transco Limited
|
2042
|
7255
|
144
|
Survey & DFR work completed.
100% RoU notification for mainline (1881 Kms).
Expected by end of 2017
|
|
5
|
Mehsana Bhatinda
|
GSPL
India Gasnet Limited
|
2052
|
6864*
|
187
|
Survey & DFR work completed.
RoU notification completed in state of Gujarat,
Rajasthan and Punjab. Work in other State in progress. Expected by 2017.
|
|
6
|
Bhatinda Jammu Srinagar
|
GSPL
India Gasnet Limited
|
725
|
1520*
|
|
7
|
Surat Paradip
|
GAIL
(India) Limited
|
2112
|
10281
|
1.52
|
Project is Expected by 2019-20 in synchronization with gas
sources development.
|
|
8
|
Ennore Nellore
|
KEI-RSOS
Petroleum and Energy Pvt. Ltd.
|
430
|
625
|
12
|
As per schedule.
Expected by 2017.
|
|
9.
|
Ennore-Bengaluru-Puducherry-Nagapattinam-Madurai-Tuticorin
|
-
|
1175
|
-
|
-
|
Process of granting Authorization is on hold due to a legal
case.
|
|
10
|
Ranchi-Talcher-Paradip
|
To
be developed under VGF Scheme in PPP.
|
520
|
-
|
-
|
MoP&NG has appointed GAIL as the Sponsoring Authority to
implement the project under PPP mode.
|
|
11
|
Barauni-Guwahati-Agartala
|
~1300
|
-
|
-
|
Subject to success of Pilot project (Ranchi-Talcher-Paradip
pipeline), these pipelines will be considered in PPP.
|
|
12
|
Haldia-Paradip/Srikakulam
|
~500/700
|
-
|
-
|
|
13
|
Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore
|
GAIL
|
1062
|
2915
|
-
|
Phase-I of project commissioned. Phase-II construction work is
on hold due to RoU issues. Work in the State of Kerala has resumed. Matter
for RoU in the State of Tamilnadu is sub-judice before Hon’ble Supreme Court.
|
|
14
|
Spurline
of Dadri-Bawana-Nangal
|
GAIL
(India) Limited
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
Trunk line has been Commissioned.
Spurlines are under-construction in synchronization
with customer readiness. .
|
|
15
|
Spurlines
of Chhainsa-Jhajjar-Hissar
|
193
|
-
|
-
|
|
16
|
Spurlines
of Dabhol-Bangalore
|
410
|
-
|
-
|
Note: *as per bid submitted to PNGRB.
Details
of Existing LPG Pipelines
|
S.N.
|
Name of LPG Pipeline
|
Entity
|
Capacity (MMTPA)
|
Length (KM)
|
|
1
|
Panipat-Jalandhar LPG P/L
|
IOCL
|
0.70
|
274
|
|
2
|
Jamnagar-Loni LPG Pipeline
|
GAIL
|
2.50
|
1415
|
|
3
|
Vizag-Secunderabad LPG P/L
|
GAIL
|
0.74
|
623
|
|
TOTAL:
|
3.94
|
2312
|
(Source: PNGRB)
MJPS/Rk