Coming quickly: natural gas pipeline from Ennore to Kondapalli

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has set in movement the method for creating a natural gas pipeline from Ennore LNG Terminal in Tamil Nadu to Kondapalli, Andhra Pradesh.

The facility is being mooted with a watch on assembly the requirement of natural gas within the two States, the regulator stated, initiating a suomotu proposal earlier this month. It estimated the size of the proposed pipeline from Ennore – Nellore – Ongole – Guntur – Amravati – Kondapalli to be round 450 km.

The minimal system capability, together with widespread service capability, will likely be 5 MMSCMD, PNGRB stated, asserting the graduation of the general public session course of.

Setting the backdrop for the proposed pipeline is Andhra Pradesh authorities’s emphasis on industrial growth within the area. Assured natural gas availability is sure to spur organising of commercial items apart from serving because the spine for the City Gas Distribution or piped natural gas provides to households in addition to CNG stations for cars.

IndianOil LNG, the three way partnership of the State-owned Indian Oil Corporation behind the Ennore LNG import terminal situated contained in the Kamarajar Port, close to Chennai, had in November 2023 introduced plans to double the capability of the ability to 10 million tonnes each year with an funding of greater than ₹3,000 crore.