Lok Sabha Question No. 1183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: LPG Pipelines
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Ganesan Selvam, DNV Senthilkumar. S., C.N. Annadurai, Manjulata Mandal, Dhanush M Kumar, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1183

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th February, 2023

## LPG Pipelines

## 1183: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI C.N.ANNADURAI:

SHRI SELVAM G:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

Will the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas be pleased to state:

- (a) the total network of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pipelines in the country at present and quantity of LPG transported through these pipelines;
- (b) the details of LPG pipelines laid by public sector oil marketing companies in the country during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has received requests from various States to set up LPG pipeline and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise especially Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to expand LPG pipelines network in the country, especially in Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof including the name of agencies involved and the funds likely to be invested for the purpose;
- (e) the challenges being faced by the Government while expanding LPG pipeline network;
- (f) the reason for not achieving the target to expand LPG Pipeline network during the last eight years;
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  also  proposed  formation  of  joint  venture  or  consortium  for implementation of the LPG Pipeline Projects; and
- (h) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESHWAR TELI)

- (a) The total network of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) of Oil & Gas PSUs is 5098 KMs and a total of 8.926 MMT of LPG has been transported through these pipelines in the FY 20212022.
- (b) to (h)  The details of LPG pipeline expansion projects and joint ventures companies (JV) formed for implementation of the expansion projects are as under: -

|   Sr. No. | Pipeline Expansion Project (Length in KMs)                    | Company/JV                  | States Covered                          |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline (2805)                          | IHB - JV of IOCL, HPCL&BPCL | Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh |
|         2 | Muzaffarpur-Motihari LPG Pipeline (107)                       | IOCL                        | Bihar                                   |
|         3 | Nagapattinam - Tirucharapalli (150)                           | IOCL                        | Tamil Nadu                              |
|         4 | Kochi - Coimbatore - Erode - Salem LPG pipeline (KSPPL) (429) | JV of IOCL &BPCL            | Kerala & Tamil Nadu                     |
|         5 | Haldia - Panagarh LPG Pipeline (215)                          | HPCL                        | West Bengal                             |
|         6 | Numaligarh - Dabidubi Pipeline (15)                           | NRL                         | Assam                                   |

Apart from the above mentioned ongoing projects, there is no plan for laying of any other LPG pipeline in Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu or elsewhere in the Country by Oil & Gas PSUs. At present, there is no request from States to set up LPG Pipelines.

Some of the common challenges faced by companies in execution of LPG pipelines expansion projects are resistance from private land owners for acquisition of Right of User in Land under Petroleum & Minerals Pipelines Act, 1962 (P&MP Act, 1962), delay in acquisition of land for construction of facilities due to demand of very high compensation, non-availability of updated land records, statutory clearances such as those relating to Forest and Environment etc.

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