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| Kandla-Gorakhpur 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 | 2,805 km (1,743 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 3.75 MMTPA (Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum) |
| Diameter | 20 in (508 mm) |
Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline (KGPL) is an under-construction gas pipeline project in India. It has a total length of 2,805 kilometres (1,743 mi) 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. 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.
History
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On 24 February 2019 the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of the pipeline at Gorakhpur.
Project detail
Total Length: 2,805 km
Gujarat: 1,076 km, Madhya Pradesh': 621 km, Uttar Pradesh': 1,108 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(Gujarat 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 |
See also
References
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- "Pre-feasibility Report of project" (PDF).