Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline
Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline (KGPL) is an under-construction gas pipeline project. The project cost estimation is Rs. 9,000 to 10,000 crore. It has a total length of 2,757 kilometres (1,713 mi) stretching from Kandla port in Gujarat to the city of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh via Madhya Pradesh.[4][1][2] The oil PSUs, Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) are constructing this pipeline to connect refineries to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plants.[5] On 24 February 2019 the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of the pipeline at Gorakhpur.[6]
| Kandla-Gorakhpurccu 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 | 2,757[1][2] km (1,713 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 3.75 MMTPA (Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum)[3] |
| Diameter | 20 in (508 mm) |
Project detail
Total Length: 2,757 km[7]
Gujarat: 1,063 km, Madhya Pradesh': 611 km, Uttar Pradesh': 1,083 km
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, 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 |
References
- "PM lays foundation stone of Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline". www.projectstoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- "Oil PSUs to lay world's longest LPG pipeline between Kandla and Gorakpur". @businessline. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- "Petrolium and Natural Gas Regulatory Board" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- "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).