GAIL plans to laying pipeline from Andhra to MP
State gas utility GAIL India plans to invest INR 8,000 crore in laying a pipeline from Andhra Pradesh to Central India for transporting natural gas from the discoveries made in Bay of Bengal by companies such as Reliance Industries, ONGC and GSPC.
Mr U D Choubey Chairman & MD of GAIL said that it has applied to Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board for permission to lay a 1,100 km pipeline from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh to Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh.
It said that at Vijaipur, the proposed pipeline would be connected to GAIL's cross country Hazira - Vijaipur - Jagdishpur pipeline. The pipeline is proposed to be laid in four years and will transport 25 - 40 million standard cubic metres of gas per day.
Mr Choubey said that "The pipeline is needed for meeting the gas requirements of industries in central and north India." He added that "These pipelines will also enable GAIL to maintain its dominant position in the gas business, especially the transmission segment."
(Source : Zeenews.com)
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