Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline
LPG pipeline under-construction
| Kandla-Gorakhpur Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh |
| General information | |
| Type | LPG |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Owner | 50% Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) 25% Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) 25% Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) |
| Construction started | 24 February, 2019 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 2,805[1][2][3] km (1,743 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 3.75 MMTPA (Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum)[4] |
| Diameter | 20 in (508 mm) |
Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline (KGPL) is an under-construction gas pipeline project in India. It has a total length of 2,805 kilometres (1,743 mi) [5]stretching from Kandla port in Gujarat to the city of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh via Madhya Pradesh. The project cost is estimated to be ₹9,000-10,000 crore.[6][1][2] It is constructed by IHB Limited, a joint venture company comprising three PSUs in India: the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), the Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), and the Bharat Petroleum (BPCL). The pipeline connects refineries to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plants.[7]
History
On 24 February 2019 the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of the pipeline at Gorakhpur.[8]
Project detail
Gujarat: 1,076 km, Madhya Pradesh': 621 km, Uttar Pradesh': 1,108 km[11]
Line Diameter : 20”, 18”, 16”, 14”, 12”, 10”, 8”
Pumping Stations: Kandla, Mithi Rohar, Viramgam, Dahej, Pipavav, Dumad, BPC Bina Refinery, IPS-1 (Ch. 237: Near Indore)
LPG Sources:
LPG Import Terminals: Kandla, Mundra (at Mithi Rohar), Dahej, Pipavav
Refineries: IOCL’s Koyali Refinery(Gujarat Refinery), BPCL’s Bina Refinery
| Company | Plant |
|---|---|
| IOCL | Ahmedabad (Sanand), Lucknow, Allahabad, Ujjain, Bhopal, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur |
| BPCL | Ahmedabad (Hariyala), Indore, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Jhansi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur |
| HPCL | Gandhinagar, Indore, Unnao, Bhopal, Varanasi, Gorakhpur |
See also
- HVJ Gas Pipeline
- East West Gas Pipeline (India)
References
- ^ a b "PM lays foundation stone of Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline". www.projectstoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ a b "Oil PSUs to lay world's longest LPG pipeline between Kandla and Gorakpur". @businessline. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline
- ^ "Petrolium and Natural Gas Regulatory Board" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline
- ^ "IOC to ramp up Kandla LPG import terminal's capacity". The Times of India. March 25, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "Oil PSUs form JV for Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline project - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "News Detail: News". www.iocl.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "Pre-feasibility Report of project" (PDF).
- ^ https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline
- ^ https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline
