Lok Sabha Question No. 103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: City Gas Distribution Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty, Ramya  Haridas

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 103

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## City Gas Distribution Network

## 103. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY: MS. RAMYA HARIDAS: पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the Government is in the process of developing additional 13,105 km. gas pipelines as part of National Gas Grid to increase the availability of natural gas across the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the existing geographical area and population covered under the current City Gas Distribution (CGD) network and the details and status of projects currently underway under the National Gas Grid;

(c) the time by when the Government expects to complete the laying of additional pipelines and cover 100 per cent of the population and the number and length of pipelines completed during the last three years and the current year;

- (d)  the  details  of  the  percentage  of  work  completed  under  the  development  of  the  City  Gas Distribution Network for Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts;
- (e) whether the projected milestones as set out in the plan have been achieved, if so, the present status of the project, if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the steps taken by the Government to complete the same on time?

ANSWER पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

(a) to (c) To increase the availability of natural gas across the country, the Government has envisaged to develop the National Gas Grid. At present about 16,500 km natural gas pipeline is operational.  Apart  from  that,  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  has authorized pipeline which are at various stages of execution. Details of partly commissioned and under construction pipelines are at Annexure-I & Annexure-II respectively. Further, PNGRB is  taking steps for development of natural gas pipeline in order to cover additional area of the country  through  National  Gas  Grid.  PNGRB  has  informed  that  approximately  1820  km  of natural  gas  pipelines  have  been  commissioned  during  April,  2016  -  March,  2019  and commissioned about 530 km pipeline up to September, 2019 in the current financial year.

With regard to coverage of population under City Gas Distribution Networks, PNGRB has so far authorized 229 Geographical Areas (GAs) covering 406 districts for development of CGD Network across the country till the 10 th CGD Bidding Round, which covers around 70% of India's population and 53% of its area. These projects are at various stages of execution.

(d) to (f) PNGRB has authorized Bharat Gas Resource Limited (BGRL) for development of CGD Network in Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara Districts GA under the 9 th CGD Bidding Round. As per Minimum Work Program, the commitment of CGD entities are required to be achieved over a period of 8 years and under normal conditions, gas supply to this GAs is to commence from the second  year onwards. PNGRB monitors the progress of the CGD projects and CGD Authorization  Regulations  also  provide  for  imposition  of  penalty  for  non-achievement  of  the assigned targets.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS    (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 103 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019 REGARDING CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

## DETAILS OF PARTLY COMMISSIONED NATURAL GAS PIPELINES

| S. No.   | Name of Pipelines                                                                      | Name of Entity                 |   Authorized Length (km) | States from which Pipeline passes                           |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Chhainsa-Jhajjar-Hissar                                                                | GAIL (India) Limited           |                      455 | Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab                                  |
| 2        | Dadri-Bawana-Nangal                                                                    | GAIL (India) Limited           |                      886 | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi          |
| 3        | Kochi-Koottanad- Bangalore-Mangalore                                                   | GAIL (India) Limited           |                     1104 | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UT of Puducherry             |
| 4        | Mehsana - Bhatinda                                                                     | GSPL India Gasnet Limited      |                     2052 | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab                         |
| 5        | Bhatinda - Jammu - Srinagar                                                            | GSPL India Gasnet Limited      |                      725 | Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir                                     |
| 6        | Mallavaram - Bhopal - Bhilwara via Vijaipur                                            | GSPL India Transco Limited     |                     2042 | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan        |
| 7        | Dabhol-Bangalore                                                                       | GAIL (India) Limited           |                     1414 | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa                                 |
| 8        | Ennore-Thiruvallur- Bengluru-Puducherry- Nagapatinam-Madurai- Tuticorin                | Indian Oil Corporation Limited |                     1385 | Tamilnadu, Karnataka                                        |
| 9        | Jagdishpur Haldia Bokaro Dhamra- Dhamra-Paradip- Barauni-Guwahati (JHBDPL, DPPL& BGPL) | GAIL (India) Limited           |                     3546 | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam |
| Total    | Total                                                                                  | Total                          |                    13609 |                                                             |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 103 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019 REGARDING CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

## DETAILS OF UNDER CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE

| Sl. No.   | Name of Pipelines                                                | Name of Entity                                                                  |   Authorized Length (km) | States from which Pipeline passes                                                |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Kakinada - Vizag - Srikakulam                                    | AP Gas Distribution Corporation Limited                                         |                      391 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   |
| 2         | Jaigarh- Mangalore                                               | H-Energy Private Limited                                                        |                      749 | Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka                                                      |
| 3         | Kakinada-Vijaywada- Nellore Natural Gas Pipeline                 | IMC Limited                                                                     |                      667 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   |
| 4         | North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid (Provisional Authorization) | Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited                                                   |                     1656 | Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya& Sikkim |
| 5         | Kanai Chhata - Shrirampur                                        | Consortium of H- Energy East Coast Private Limited and H-Energy Private Limited |                      317 | West Bengal                                                                      |
| 6         | Srikakulam-Angul                                                 | GAIL (India) Limited                                                            |                      690 | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha                                                           |
| Total     | Total                                                            | Total                                                                           |                     4470 |                                                                                  |

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