Lok Sabha Question No. 2754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Gas Pipeline Infrastructure
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, Manjulata Mandal, C.N. Annadurai

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2023

## Gas Pipeline Infrastructure

2754. SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI SELVAM G.: SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

(a) the details of existing natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the country; (b)  the aims and objectives of National Gas Grid project along with the pipelines identified for the purpose; (c)    the  existing  geographical  area  and  population  covered under  the  current  City  Gas  Distribution (CGD) network in the country, State/UT-wise; (d)  the status of projects currently underway under the National Gas Grid, State/UT-wise; (e) whether the Government is running behind schedule to complete these pipeline networks; and (f) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline fixed to complete the said network; and (g) the other steps taken by the Government to complete natural gas pipeline networks in different districts of Tamil Nadu in time bound manner?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

(a) and (b): With the aim to increase the share of natural gas in the Primary Energy mix, to provide access  for clean and green  fuel throughout the  country, connecting  gas sources  to major demand centres, ensuring availability of gas to City Gas Distribution (CGD), Fertilizer, Power,  Petrochemical,  Steel,  Manufacturing  sectors  etc.,  there  is  focus  on  developing  the Natural Gas infrastructure in the country and to implement 'One Nation One Gas Grid'.  List of fully operational common carrier natural gas pipelinesare at Annexure-I.

(c): After  completion  of  11-A  CGD  bidding  round,  297  Geographical  Areas  (GAs) covering  about  98%  of  the  population  and  88%  of  total  geographical  area  of  the  country spread over around 630 districts in 28 States/UTs, have been issued authorization for setting up of CGD network.State/UT-wise details of CGD networks in the country are at AnnexureII . (d)to(f): State/UT-wise details  of  projects  currently  underway under the  National  Gas Grid  are  given  at Annexure-III .  The  projects  are  being  undertaken  as  per  the  timelines approved by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). (g): After completion of 11-A CGD bidding round, 18GAs covering all districts of Tamil Nadu (including 1 GA spread over neighbouring UT of Pondicherry and 1 over neighbouring states Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka) have been authorized by PNGRB. The development of CGD network are carried out by the CGD entities as per the Minimum Work Programme (MWP) targets provided by the PNGRB and techno-commercial feasibility. As per MWP, authorized entities are to complete the development of CGD network by 2030.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023 REGARDING GAS PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE.

## List of fully operational common carrier natural gas pipelines

|   S.No. | Natural gas pipelines                                                                              | State(s)                                         |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Assam Regional Network                                                                             | Assam                                            |
|       2 | Cauvery basin Network                                                                              | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu                           |
|       3 | Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur-GREP(Gas Rehabilitation and Expansion Project)-Dahej- Vijaipur HVJ/VDPL | Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat |
|       4 | Dahej-Vijaipur (DVPL)-Vijaipur-Dadri (GREP) Upgradation DVPL2 &DVPL                                | Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat |
|       5 | Kakinada-Hydrabad-Uran-Ahmedabad (East West Pipeline)                                              | Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana  |
|       6 | Dahej-Uran-Panvel-Dhabhol                                                                          | Gujarat, Maharashtra                             |
|       7 | KG Basin Network                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry                       |
|       8 | Gujarat Regional Network                                                                           | Gujarat                                          |
|       9 | Agartala Regional Network                                                                          | Tripura                                          |
|      10 | Dadri-Panipat                                                                                      | Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh,                  |
|      11 | Mumbai Regional Newtork                                                                            | Maharashtra                                      |
|      12 | Uran-Trombay                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                      |
|      13 | High Pressure Gujarat Gas Grid                                                                     | Gujarat                                          |
|      14 | Hazira-Ankleshwar (HAPi)                                                                           | Gujarat                                          |
|      15 | Low Pressure Gujarat Gas Grid                                                                      | Gujarat                                          |
|      16 | Shahdol-Phulpur                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh                    |
|      17 | Assam Regional Network                                                                             | Assam                                            |
|      18 | Dukli-Maharajganj                                                                                  | Tripura                                          |
|      19 | Uran-Taloja                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                      |
|      20 | Vijaipur-Auraiya-Phulpur spur line                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh                    |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c)OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023 REGARDING GAS PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE.

## City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in country

|   S.No. | States                                             |   No. of CGD network |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                                     |                    9 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka &Tamil Nadu              |                    1 |
|       3 | Assam                                              |                    7 |
|       4 | Bihar                                              |                   10 |
|       5 | Bihar &Jharkhand                                   |                    3 |
|       6 | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh                               |                    1 |
|       7 | Chandigarh (UT), Haryana, Punjab &Himachal Pradesh |                    1 |
|       8 | Chhattisgarh                                       |                    6 |
|       9 | Dadra &Nagra Haveli                                |                    1 |
|      10 | Daman and Diu                                      |                    1 |
|      11 | Daman and Diu &Gujarat                             |                    1 |
|      12 | Delhi                                              |                    1 |
|      13 | Goa                                                |                    2 |
|      14 | Gujarat                                            |                   30 |
|      15 | Haryana                                            |                   13 |
|      16 | Haryana &Himachal Pradesh                          |                    1 |
|      17 | Haryana &Punjab                                    |                    1 |
|      18 | Himachal Pradesh                                   |                    3 |
|      19 | Jharkhand                                          |                    8 |
|      20 | Karnataka                                          |                   16 |
|      21 | Kerala                                             |                    6 |
|      22 | Kerala &Puducherry                                 |                    1 |
|      23 | Madhya Pradesh                                     |                   20 |
|      24 | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgrah                    |                    1 |
|      25 | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan                       |                    2 |
|      26 | Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh                   |                    1 |
|      27 | Maharashtra                                        |                   20 |
|      28 | Maharashtra &Gujarat                               |                    1 |
|      29 | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh                     |                    1 |
|      30 | Odisha                                             |                   12 |
|      31 | Puducherry                                         |                    2 |
|      32 | Puducherry &Tamil Nadu                             |                    1 |
|      33 | Punjab                                             |                   13 |
|      34 | Punjab &Rajasthan                                  |                    1 |
|      35 | Rajasthan                                          |                   13 |
|      36 | Tamil Nadu                                         |                   16 |

| 37   | Telangana                    |   8 |
|------|------------------------------|-----|
| 38   | Telangana and Karnataka      |   1 |
| 39   | Tripura                      |   5 |
| 40   | UT of Jammu and Kashmir      |   1 |
| 41   | Uttar Pradesh                |  39 |
| 42   | Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand |   1 |
| 43   | Uttarakhand                  |   5 |
| 44   | West Bengal                  |  10 |
|      | Grand Total                  | 297 |

Source: PNGRB

## Annexure-III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023 REGARDING GAS PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE.

## Under Construction Common Carrier Natural Gas Pipelines

|   S.No. | Name of Natural Gas Pipelines        | States from which pipelines passes                                                   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Kakinada-Vizag-Srikakulam            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       |
|       2 | Ennore-Nellore                       | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu                                                           |
|       3 | Kakinada-Vijayawada-Nellore          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       |
|       4 | North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid | Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh , Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Sikkim |
|       5 | Kanai Chhata-Shrirampur              | West Bengal                                                                          |
|       6 | Srikakulam-Angul                     | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha                                                               |
|       7 | Mumbai-Nagpur-Jharsuguda             | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha                                 |
|       8 | Jamnagar to Dwarka (Gujarat)         | Gujarat                                                                              |

Source: PNGRB