Setting up of National gas grid
Lok Sabha
The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Murli Deora has clarified in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today that thee is no specific proposal from State Governments for setting up a national gas grid. However, requests have been received from Governments of some States for pipeline connectivity in their States.
He informed the House that Gas pipelines are laid according to gas availability, and location of production centres and customers. A network of trunk gas pipelines is being laid in the country by various entities connecting customers to various sources of natural gas. The Minister also said that GAIL is presently operating around 6800 km of pipelines with a capacity of around 142 million standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) for transportation of natural gas to various parts of the country. Dahej-Uran Pipeline (DUPL) and Dabhol-Panvel pipeline (DPPL) have been commissioned by GAIL in July 2007. Kelaras-Malanpur, Vijaipur-Kota and Jagoti-Pitampur pipelines have been commissioned by GAIL in July 2006, January 2007 and March 2007 respectively. Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited (RGTIL) is commissioning Kakinada-Hyderabad-Uran-Ahmedabad pipeline (1385 km) for transporting gas from KG basin to consumers in other parts of the country. Dadri-Panipat pipeline (133 km) is under implementation by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
In addition, Shri Deora informed that GAIL has been issued authorizations for Dadri-Bawana-Nangal Pipeline, Chainsa-Gurgaon-Jhajjar-Hissar Pipeline, Jagdishpur-Haldia Pipeline, Dabhol-Bangalore Pipeline and Kochi-Kanjirkkod-Bangalore/Mangalore Pipeline. Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited (RGTIL) has been granted authorizations for Kakinada-Basudebpur-Howrah Pipeline, Vijaywada-Nellore-Chennai Pipeline, Chennai-Tuticorin Pipeline and Chennai-Bangalore-Mangalore Pipeline.
“To encourage investment in the sector and to regulate the same in a non-discriminatory manner, the Government of India has enacted The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006”, Shri Deora added.
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