New Delhi,2nd February 2018: GAIL (India) Limited has placed an order of Rs. 440 crore for laying of approx. 350 Kms of a pipeline from Vijaipur (in the state of Uttar Pradesh ) to Auraiya (in the state of Madhya Pradesh ).
This is a part of the spurline of approx. 665 km length from Vijaipur to Phulpur (in the state of Uttar Pradesh) to the existing HVJ-DVPL upgradation pipeline system….
The pipeline laying contracts for 315 km stretch from Auraiya to Phulpur was earlier awarded during November 2016.
The Vijaipur to Phulpur pipeline shall provide the gas feed to the ongoing prestigious 2655 Km long Jagdispur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra pipeline (JHBDPL) project of GAIL, also known as the ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’ project, inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in July 2015. The JHBDPL will pass through the state of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, and the project is progressing in full swing which will usher Industrial development in East India by supplying environmentally clean Natural Gas to Fertilizer & Power plant, Refineries, Steel plants, City Gas Distribution and other Industries.
Shri B. C. Tripathi, CMD, GAIL (India) Ltd. said that “ GAIL has awarded contracts of Rs. 5400 crore in the current fiscal year which includes Rs 3500 crore for procurement of pipeline and Rs. 1900 crore for laying of pipes. GAIL has awarded till date contracts worth Rs. 7500 crore for ongoing pipeline projects of around 4000 km in the south and eastern India. The two major ongoing projects i.e. Kochi-Kottanad-Mangalore project in Kerala and Karnataka state and JGBDPL projects are progressing well.”
Shri Tripathi emphasized that “GAIL is committed to complete both the projects well within scheduled time and cost. The two projects will form a vital part of National Gas Grid and also provide huge employment opportunities. The pipeline will provide impetuous to economic development in the area.”
Shri Tripathi outplayed GAIL group’s plan for CGD sector by stating that “GAIL along with its subsidiaries and JV’s are fully geared up to fulfill Hon’ble Prime Minister’s target of 1 crore PNG connections by 2020. Capex in the current fiscal year has increased by more than 50% in the CGD sector. In the current financial year, 2017-18 GAIL along with its subsidiaries and JV’s have issued Orders of Rs. 2200 crore for various city gas projects across the country. ”
He further added that “All the Group companies have made the detail plan for expansion of City gas infrastructure in coming years. Accordingly, the Boards of respective companies have approved Capex of Rs. 3500 crore for FY 2018-19. The outlay will be increased after PNGRB’s IX & X bidding round for 142 new cities. The focus on CGD sector will help in curbing pollution by providing clean fuel to households, the transportation sector, small industries and commercial establishment.”
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