Lok Sabha Question No. 3436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Projects under National Gas Grid in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3436

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  March, 2025

## PROJECTS UNDER NATIONAL GAS GRID IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 3436.SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢी

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

- (a) the number of projects that are passing through Andhra Pradesh taken up under the National Gas Grid;
- (b) the progress of these projects during the last five years and the current year, year-wise;
- (c) the details of the funds disbursed for these projects during the last five years and the current year, year-wise and project-wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government has set any timeline to complete these projects,  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे शगोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to (d):Laying of natural gas pipelines is carried out by the entities authorized by Petroleum and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB).  As  of  30.09.2024,  approximately  24,945  km  of Natural Gas Pipeline (NGPL) network - including common carrier, spur line, tie-in connectivity, and  dedicated  pipeline  -  across  the  country  is  operational  and  10,805  km  of  pipeline  is  under construction.

The details of the NGPLpassing through the state of Andhra Pradesh taken under National Gas Grid, and the timeline for completion of these projectsare at Annexure. The funds required for development of these projectsare infused by authorized entities.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2025 REGARDING PROJECTS UNDER NATIONAL GAS GRID IN ANDHRA PRADESH.

## A. Full Operational Natural Gas Pipelines

|   S. No. | Name of Natural Gas Pipelines                           | Authorized Entity   | Date of Authorization   | Auth. Length (KM)   |   Operating Length (KM) | States from which Pipeline passes                             |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kakinada-Hyderabad-Uran- Ahmedabad (East West Pipeline) | PIL                 | 21.06.2019              | 1,459               |                    1483 | Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka |
|        2 | KGBasin Network                                         | GAIL                | 12.05.2010              | 878                 |                     865 | Andhra Pradesh                                                |

## B. Partially Commissioned Natural Gas Pipelines

|   S. No. | Name of Natural Gas Pipelines                      | Author ized Entity   | Date of Auth.   | Auth. Length (KM)   |   Operating Length (KM) | Target date of Completion                                | States from which Pipeline passes                              | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Mallavaram - Bhopal - Bhilwara - Vijaipur (MBBVPL) | GITL                 | 07.07.2011      | 1,881               |                     365 | March 2020 (The project has been partially commissioned) | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat | GITL had laid 365 Km pipeline from Kunchanpalle, Dist West Godawari (Andhra Pradesh) to connect Fertilizer plant of RFCL in Ramagundam (Telangana). About 68 km of the laid pipeline passes through Andhra Pradesh. |
|        2 | Ennore-Thiruvallur- Bengaluru- Puducherry (ETBPL)  | IOCL                 | 10.12.2015      | 1,431               |                    1080 | March, 2025                                              | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, UT of Puducherry        | 115.2 km ofETBPLfalls in Andhra Pradesh passing through two districts -Chittoor and Tirupati. This section was commissioned and dedicated to Nation on 26.05.2022.                                                  |

- C. Under Construction Common Carrier Natural Gas Pipelines

|   S. No. | Name of Natural Gas Pipelines   | Authorized Entity   | Date of Authorization   |   Authorized Length (KM) | Target date of Completion                                                                                                                  | States from which Pipeline passes   |
|----------|---------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ennore- Nellore                 | GTIL                | 02.12.2014              |                      220 | April 2020 (The Authorization was cancelled vide order dated 20.10.2022 which has been set aside by APTEL vide judgement dated 04.10.2023) | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu          |
|        2 | Kakinada-Vijayawada-Nellore     | IMC                 | 19.02.2018              |                      667 | March 2024 (There is no progress and matter is under Board's examination)                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                      |
|        3 | Srikakulam-Angul                | GAIL                | 23.07.2019              |                      690 | June, 2025                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha              |

(Source: PNGRB)

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