NORTH-EAST GAS GRID PROJECT it immittee on id irs has approved a pital Grant as the E ur to Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd for setting up the N wv A total of 25,559 crore has been earmarked as VGF. As per the plan, a 1,656-km gas pipeline grid would connect the eight states of the North-Eastern region, namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Itis a part of iroca ion 20% th-Ea a” which outlines steps to leverage the iments sector for social and economic development of the north-east region. Bes a infcastructure is ane 2 t by connecting gas sources to gas consuming g markets. Gas pipeline grid determines the structure pith the gas mae and its development. Therefore, an in - | envisaged to ensure the adequate availability and Seite distribution of natural gas in all parts of the country. At present, there are about 16,800 km long G DE ft which is operational in the country. In order to make available natural gas across the country, it has been envisaged to develop additional « ( lines to complete the National Gas Grid and same are at various stages of development. This would ensure easy availability of natural gas across all regions and also potentially help to achieve uniform economic and social progress. GAS INFRASTRUCTURE MAP OF INDIA, 2019 To remove regional imbalance within the country with regard to access of natural C iy gas and provide clean and green fuel Oy throughout the country. iygnona ‘CHARA BHA. TAFRABAD) SHAMRA) mala (GANGAVARAM To connect gas sources to major hk on demand centres and ensure availability of gas ta consumers in various sectors. 'ENNORE] Wo fn, Y i — Existing Gas Pipeline Authorised Gas Pipeline Planned Gas Pipline C6D) Networks in various cities for supply of CNG and PNG. h ect (Uk GAIL \ is executing a 7BSS km. long pipeline nd project. The project is E a BG It scheduled to be completed progressively is beng implemented as an by December, 2020. JHBDPL will cater to to connect North the energy requirements of five states, "East Regian (NER) with the namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, National Gas Grid. The approximate length of Odisha and West Bengal. the pipeline is 729 km. Completion of the project is scheduled by December 2021. e Itis also known as the of Eastern India. lipe ): 41 Km of Phase-| of pipeline has been commissioned and 887 Km of Phase-ll is under progress in two sections. IOCL is laying 1385 km long Construction work by GAIL of Kochi-Koottanad- pipeline. This pipeline will connect new Mangalore Section (444 Kms) is under progress Ennore LNG Terminal with various and expected to be commissioned shortly. demand centres in the region is A joint venture of 5 oil and gas CPSEs i.e. GAIL, 10CL, all, ONGC and NRL named as “Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd” (IGGL) has been entrusted to develop trunk pipeline connectivity in all North Eastern States ie. Assam, Sikkim, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya in a phased manner. a) @°VIsIO Nias] INSPIRING INIAS TS = Under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) Act 2006, PNGRB grants the authorization to the entities for developing a City Gas Distribution (CGD) network (including PNG ina specified Geographical Area (GA) of the country. - Compressed Natural Gas (ENG) predominantly used as at el and Piped ae Gas (PNG) used in C and strial Regulations pertaining to authorization/ | ® !t Suggests setting up of a bidding of City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks were amended in 2018. PNGRB which will help formulate has authorized 229 GAs covering 407 policies and streamline the processes for districts for development of CGD \ to develop the CED infrastructure. network across the country. It will cause setting up of a suitable It covers about 53% of the country's mechanism for area and 70% of country's the same in the state for the promotion population. It will make available development of CGD infrastructure and environment friendly fuel i.e. ease of doing business. CNG/PNG to public at large. Committee will also make a suitable mechanism for permissions from state divisions of the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation, NHAI, the railways, etc. To promote the development of CGD network, the £ rans ts. thas been State trans| ions wi port corporations will accord decided to meet 100% gas requirement priority to ENG/LNG buses, of CNG (Transport) and PNE while purchasing new buses and (Comestic) segments through supply of retrofitting in present alternate fuel fleet. domestic gas which is cheaper than imported gas. The draft also calls for of CNG/ LNG may be reviewed and rationalized At present, CGD sector is consuming with a approx. 14.36 Million Metric Standard Cubic Meter per Day (MMSCMD) of th na ae pee areal domestic Gas for CNG (Transport) and 7 vehicles at par with electric PNG (Domestic) sector. ances To usher in Gas based economy and to increase the share of natural gas in country's primary energy mix, Government is taking focused steps viz. enhancing domestic gas production, expeditious development of gas infrastructure including pipelines, City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks and Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas (R-LNG) Terminals as well as development of Gas mi iding open access to gas infrastructure. Atay INSPIRING INNOVATION VISION i