GAIL set to start work on Energy Highway

GAIL of India said that work is all set to commence on the 2,050 km Jagdishpur – Phulpur – Haldia natural gas pipeline which will serve as the ‘Energy Highway’ to carry the efficient and environment-friendly fuel to West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

The pipeline project, which will connect Eastern India with the national gas grid, was announced by the Prime Minister at a public function in Ranchi.

The pipeline will benefit millions of people in the four states and lead to setting up of City Gas Networks in 17 major cities of the region. Thus, residents of these major cities will have access to piped natural gas (PNG) as well as the economical compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles.

Besides city gas distribution, the pipeline will supply feedstock/fuel to fertilizer and power plants and major industries located in the region.

The estimated investment for the Jagdishpur – Phulpur – Haldia pipeline project is about Rs 10,000 crores. The first phase of the pipeline will have a capacity of 16 MMSCMD which would be augmented to 32 MMSCMD in the second phase.