The operational natural gas pipeline in the country increased from 15,340 km in 2014 to 24,945 km in 2024. The development of about 10,805 km of natural gas pipeline is currently under execution.
Jan 10, 2025
The length of the operational natural gas pipeline in the country increased from 15,340 km in 2014 to 24,945 km as on September 30, 2024. Further, the development of about 10,805 km of natural gas pipeline was currently under execution.
This information was recently shared by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MPNG).
As per the Ministry, the execution of these pipelines would mark the completion of the national gas grid, connecting all major demand and supply centres in the country. This would ensure easy availability of natural gas across all regions and also help to achieve uniform economic and social progress.
It said the PNGRB has amended PNGRB (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Regulations to incorporate the regulations pertaining to unified tariff for natural gas pipelines with a mission of ‘One Nation, One Grid and One tariff’.
PNGRB has notified a levelized Unified Tariff of INR 80.97/MMBTU with effect from July 1, 2024, and created three tariff zones for unified tariff, where the first zone was up to a distance of 300 km from gas source, second zone is 300-1200 km and third zone was beyond 1200 km.
The national gas grid covered all interconnected pipeline networks owned and operated by entities, such as Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, GAIL (India) Limited, Pipeline Infrastructure Limited, Gujarat State Petronet Limited, Gujarat Gas Limited, Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited, GSPL India Gasnet Limited and GSPL India Transco Limited.
The reform would especially benefit the consumers located in far-flung areas where currently the additive tariff was applicable and facilitate development of gas markets and the vision of the government to increase the gas utilisation in the country.
Besides, the number of LPG connections more than doubled in a decade, going up from 14.52 crore in 2014 to 32.83 crore on November 1, 2024, registering a growth of above 100, it added.
