Rajya Sabha
There is an existing natural gas transportation network in the country. The network has trunk pipelines of more than 9,000 km. The pipelines are owned and operated by Central & State Public Sector Undertakings, as also Private Companies.
Dahej-Uran and Dabhol-Panvel pipelines have been commissioned by GAIL. Further, Kakinada-Hyderabad-Uran-Ahmedabad pipeline has been commissioned by Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited(RGTIL). Further, authorization has been issued for Dabhol-Bangalore, Kochi-Kanjirkkod-Bangalore/Mangalore, Vijayawada-Nellore-Chennai, Chennai-Tuticorin and Chennai-Bangalore-Mangalore Pipelines.
The pipeline network has to be further augmented to connect new sources of indigenous gas & Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) to customers in new areas/states. As laying of natural gas trunk pipelines allows growth of natural gas-based industries, it spurs economic development in the area. Hence, efforts are being made to further develop natural gas transportation network in the country, for which no specific scheme has been formulated by the Union Government for the same, as of now.
The above information was given by the Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Jitin Prasada in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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