Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline explained

Kandla-Gorakhpur Pipeline
Length Km:2805[1]
Construction:24 February 2019
Discharge:3.75 MMTPA (Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum)[2]
Diameter In:20
Type:LPG
Country:India
State:Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Status:Under Construction
Owner:50% Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL)
25% Bharat Petroleum (BPCL)
25% Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL)

Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline (KGPL) is an under-construction gas pipeline project in India. It has a total length of [3] 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.[4] [5] [6] 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

Total Length: 2,805 km[9] [10]

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

Bottling Plants!Company!Plant
IOCLAhmedabad (Sanand), Lucknow, Allahabad, Ujjain, Bhopal, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur
BPCLAhmedabad (Hariyala), Indore, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Jhansi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur
HPCLGandhinagar, Indore, Unnao, Bhopal, Varanasi, Gorakhpur

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline
  2. Web site: Petrolium and Natural Gas Regulatory Board. 2020-06-29.
  3. https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline
  4. Web site: March 25, 2020. IOC to ramp up Kandla LPG import terminal's capacity. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629063922/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ioc-to-ramp-up-kandla-lpg-import-terminals-capacity/articleshow/74803715.cms. 2020-06-29 . 2020-06-29 . The Times of India. en.
  5. Web site: PM lays foundation stone of Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline . 2020-06-28 . www.projectstoday.com.
  6. Web site: Oil PSUs to lay world's longest LPG pipeline between Kandla and Gorakpur . 2020-06-28 . @businessline. en.
  7. Web site: Oil PSUs form JV for Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline project - ET Government . 2020-06-28 . ETGovernment.com. en.
  8. Web site: News Detail: News . 2020-06-28 . www.iocl.com.
  9. Web site: Pre-feasibility Report of project.
  10. https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline
  11. https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline