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
CountryIndia
StateGujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
General information
TypeLPG
StatusUnder Construction
Owner50% Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL)
25% Bharat Petroleum (BPCL)
25% Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL)
Construction started24 February, 2019
Technical information
Length2,757[1][2] km (1,713 mi)
Maximum discharge3.75 MMTPA (Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum)[3]
Diameter20 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

Bottling Plants
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

References

  1. "PM lays foundation stone of Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline". www.projectstoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  2. "Oil PSUs to lay world's longest LPG pipeline between Kandla and Gorakpur". @businessline. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  3. "Petrolium and Natural Gas Regulatory Board" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  4. "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.
  5. "Oil PSUs form JV for Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline project - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  6. "News Detail: News". www.iocl.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  7. "Pre-feasibility Report of project" (PDF).
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