Lok Sabha Question No. 5582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: National Gas Grid Projects
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5582

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## NATIONAL GAS GRID PROJECTS

## 5582.   SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

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(a) whether the Government proposes to set up the National Gas Grid on the lines of power grid and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether the Government has developed country-wide gas grids; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  benefits  likely  to  be  extended  to  the  people/ industries by setting up gas grids in the country?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिकगैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द रप्रधा

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c): The Government is committed to develop natural gas pipeline infrastructure across the country. The existing natural gas pipeline infrastructure is approximately 16788 Km. Details are placed at Annexure-I .  The Government has envisaged to develop additional 13105 Km gas pipelines as part of National Gas Grid and to increase the availability of natural gas across the country.  The list of approved natural gas pipeline projects which are under development is at Annexure-II .

Further,  in  order  to  develop  the  national  gas  grid,  the  Government  has  taken  a  decision  to provide a capital  grant  of  Rs.5176  crore  (i.e.  40%  of  the  estimated  capital  cost  of  Rs.12,940 Crore) to  GAIL for development of a 2539 Km long Jagdishpur-Haldia/Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) project, popularly known as the 'Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga' of Eastern India. GAIL has also been entrusted to develop Barauni (Bihar)- Guwahati (Assam) pipeline as an integral part of JHBDPL project which will connect North East region with the National Gas Grid.

On 3rd February,  2018,  five  CPSEs  i.e.  ONGC,  OIL,  GAIL,  IOCL  and  NRL  have  signed  a MoU for formation of a Joint Venture Company to develop a Gas Grid in the North-Eastern Region.

The completion of the gas grid will benefit in -

-  Ensuring uninterruptable supplies of eco-friendly fuel across the country.
-  Speedier roll out of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Networks for making available clean cooking fuel at the door step of Domestic households as well as clean fuel to transport sector.
-  Supporting  in  revival  and  development  of  gas  based  industries  including  approved fertilizers plants enroute of pipelines.
-  Socio-Economic development by providing direct as well as indirect employment.
-  Combating rising air pollution with improved air quality and public health at large.
-  Skill development opportunities to youth.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE    REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)    OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5582 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018 REGARDING NATIONAL GAS GRID PROJECTS

## Details of Existing Natural Gas Pipeline in the country

| S. No.                | Name of the Natural Gas Pipeline                                                                      | Name of Entity                                     |   Capacity (MMSCMD) |   Length (Km.) | States through which it passes                    |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1                     | Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur - GREP (Gas Rehabilitation and Expansion Project)-Dahej- Vijaipur HVJ/VDPL | GAIL(India) Limited                                |              57     |        4658    | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat |
| 2                     | Dahej-Vijaipur (DVPL)-Vijaipur- Dadri (GREP) Upgradation DVPL2 &VDPL                                  | GAIL(India) Limited                                |              54     |        1119    | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat |
| 3                     | Uran-Trombay                                                                                          | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited            |               6     |          24    | Maharashtra                                       |
| 4                     | Dahej-Uran-Panvel-Dhabhol                                                                             | GAIL(India) Limited                                |              20     |         875    | Gujarat, Maharashtra                              |
| 5                     | Agartala regional network                                                                             | GAIL(India) Limited                                |               2     |          61    | Tripura                                           |
| 6                     | Mumbai regional network                                                                               | GAIL(India) Limited                                |               7     |         129    | Maharashtra                                       |
| 7                     | Assam regional network                                                                                | GAIL(India) Limited                                |               3     |           8    | Assam                                             |
| 8                     | K.G. Basin network(+RLNG+RIL)                                                                         | GAIL(India) Limited                                |              16     |         881    | Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry                        |
| 9                     | Gujarat regional network(+RLNG+RIL)                                                                   | GAIL(India) Limited                                |              18     |         671    | Gujarat                                           |
| 10                    | Cauvery Basin network                                                                                 | GAIL(India) Limited                                |               9     |         278    | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu                            |
| 11                    | Dukli Maharajganj (Earlier- Agartala)                                                                 | GAIL(India) Limited                                |               0.26  |           5.2  | Tripura                                           |
| 12                    | Rajasthan regional network                                                                            | GAIL(India) Limited                                |               2     |         152    | Rajasthan                                         |
| 13                    | EWPL (Kakinada-Hyderabad- Uran-Ahmedabad)                                                             | Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited |              80     |        1469    | Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana   |
| 14                    | GSPL's Gas Grid network including spur lines                                                          | Gujarat State Petronet Limited                     |              43     |        2600    | Gujarat                                           |
| 15                    | Hazira-Ankleshwar                                                                                     | Gujarat Gas Company Limited                        |               5.06  |          73.2  | Gujarat                                           |
| 16                    | Dadri-Panipat                                                                                         | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                     |               9.5   |         140    | Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh                    |
| 17                    | AGCL's Assam regional network                                                                         | Assam Gas Company Limited (3 pipeline sections)    |               2.428 |         104.73 | Assam                                             |
| 18                    | Dadri-Bawana-Nangal                                                                                   | GAIL(India) Limited                                |              31     |         835    | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi |
| 19                    | Chhainsa-Jhajjar-Hissar                                                                               | GAIL(India) Limited                                |              35     |         265    | Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab                        |
| 20                    | Dabhol-Bangalore                                                                                      | GAIL(India) Limited                                |              16     |        1097    | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa                       |
| 21                    | Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore- Mangalore*                                                                 | GAIL(India) Limited                                |               6     |          41    | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UT of Puducherry   |
| 22                    | Shadol-Phulpur                                                                                        | Reliance Gas Pipeline Ltd (RGPL)                   |               5     |        1302    | Madhya Pradesh& Uttar Pradesh                     |
| * Partly Commissioned | * Partly Commissioned                                                                                 | Total                                              |             428     |       16788    |                                                   |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE    REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)    OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5582 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.04.2018 REGARDING NATIONAL GAS GRID PROJECTS

## Details of ongoing/approved Natural Gas Pipeline in the country

| S. No.   | Name of Pipeline                                                          | Name of Entity                   |   Length (Kms.) | Year of Authorization   | State through which it passes                                                      |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Jagdishpur-Haldia &Bokaro-Dhamra                                          | GAIL                             |            2655 | 2007 &2016              | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha                            |
| 2        | Barauni - Guwahati                                                        | GAIL                             |             750 | 2018                    | Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim& Assam                                                  |
| 3        | Kochi-Koottanad- Bangalore- Mangalore(Ph-II)                              | GAIL (India) Limited             |             879 | 2007                    | Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka                                                   |
| 4        | Bhatinda - Jammu - Srinagar                                               | GSPL India Gasnet Limited        |             725 | July 2011               | Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir                                                            |
| 5        | Mehsana - Bhatinda                                                        | GSPL India Gasnet Limited        |            2052 | July 2011               | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab                                             |
| 6        | Mallavaram - Bhopal - Bhilwara via Vijaipur                               | GSPL India Transco Limited       |            2042 | July 2011               | Andhra Pradesh, Telanagana, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan |
| 7        | Kakinada - Vizag - Srikakulam                                             | AP Gas Distribution Corporation  |             391 | August 2014             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                     |
| 8        | Nellore-Vizag- Kakinada                                                   | IMC Ltd                          |             525 | December 2017           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                     |
| 9        | Ennore - Nellore                                                          | Gas Transmission India Pvt. Ltd. |             430 | May 2015                | Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu                                                      |
| 10       | Ennore- Thiruvallur- Bengluru- Puducherry- Nagapatinam- Madurai-Tuticorin | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.      |            1385 | Dec. 2015               | Tamil Nadu and Karnataka                                                           |
| 11       | Jaigarh-Mangalore                                                         | H-Energy Pvt. Ltd.               |             749 | July 2016               | Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka                                                     |
| 12       | Kakinada- Vijayawada- Nellore                                             | IMC Ltd.                         |             522 | Feb. 2018               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                     |
|          |                                                                           | Total                            |           13105 |                         |                                                                                    |

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