Lok Sabha Question No. 3033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Natural Gas Pipelines
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3033 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th MARCH, 2021 Natural Gas Pipelines

3033.  SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR: SHRI T.R. BAALU: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a)  whether the Government has Natural Gas Pipelines dedicated to the nation in the last five years and the current year, State-wise, pipeline-wise which will transport the fuel to a fertilizer manufacturing and petrochemical units near the coastal town from the gas fields and if so, the details thereof and funds sanctioned/spent as on date; (b) whether such projects would spur industrial growth in the southern region in a big way, if so, the projects so far executed with costs to bring how much million metric standard cubic meter per day with the compressor stations to be built up in the districts, State-wise for the said period and some pipelines are part of a mega natural  gas pipeline projects being implemented in the States including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and plan of action for the future, State-wise and pipeline-wise; (c) whether it is a fact that a natural gas pipeline laid between Tuticorin and Ramanathapuram of 140 Km length in Tamil Nadu has been dedicated to nation recently and if so, details of cost and benefits of this pipeline; and (d) whether gas supplies to industries, domestic use and vehicular transportation in Tuticorin and

Ramanathapuram  cities  have  commenced  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  likely  date  of supply of gas to various consumers?

## ANSWER पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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## ी धम धान )

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

- (a)& (b) Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB) is the  authority  to  grant authorization to  the  entities  to  lay,  build,  operate  or  expand  Gas  Pipeline  as  per  PNGRB  Act, 2006. Over the last 5 years, 3,400 km of natural gas pipeline has been operationalized.

The  details  of  pipelines  laid  for  transporting  fuel  to  Fertilizers/Petrochemicals  plants  near  the coastal towns are as below:

|   S.No. | Pipeline                                     | Plant                       |   Length (km) |   Cost (crore) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|----------------|
|       1 | Kochi-Kottanad- Mangalore-Banglore Pipeline* | MCFL                        |           893 |           5909 |
|       2 | Ennore-Thiruvallur- Bangalore-Puducherry-    | CPCL, Manali Fertilizers    |          1445 |           6025 |
|       2 | Nagapatinam-Madurai- Turicorin Pipeline*     | SPIC, Petrochemicals.       |          1445 |           6025 |
|       3 | Mallavaram-Bhilwara Pipeline*                | Ramagundam Fertilizers Ltd. |          1881 |           7255 |

* Partially commissioned sections of these pipeline projects are connected to above mentioned Fertilizers/Petrochemicals Plants.

Further,  As  per  PNGRB,  other  pipelines  are  under  implementation  including  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh are as below:

|   S.No. | Natural Gas Pipeline               |   Length (km) |   Authorized Capacity (MMSCMD) |
|---------|------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 | Kakinada-Vishakhapatnam-Srikakulam |           391 |                          90    |
|       2 | Kakinada-Vijayawada-Nellore        |           667 |                          22.5  |
|       3 | Srikakulam-Angul                   |           690 |                           6.65 |

- (c) & (d) Yes Sir. Hon'ble Prime Minister has dedicated Ramnathapuram-Tuticorin section (143 km) of Indian Oil Corporation Limited's Ennore - Thiruvallur - Bengaluru - Puducherry Nagapattinam  -  Madurai  -  Tuticorin  Natural  Gas  Pipeline  (ETBPNMTPL)  laid  at  the  cost  of about 700 croreto the nation on 17.02.2021. This gas pipeline would enable supply of natural gas for  the  development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  projects  in  Ramanathapuram  GA/SPIC Plant in Tuticorin and other industrial/commercial consumers in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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