GAIL to set up Green Corridor from Jalandhar to Bangalore
27 Nov 2013 4:48 AM IST
GAIL Gas Limited in collaboration with Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Association (ANGVA) has also taken a step towards making clean energy (CNG), a fuel of choice in India through Asia's largest specialised event for Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) 'ANGVA 2013 Conference and Exhibition'.
GAIL Gas Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL India Limited was incorporated for implementation of City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects across the country. GAIL India chairman and managing director BC Tripathi said that the natural gas pipeline infrastructure has seen a significant growth in the past few years with current pipeline infrastructure spread over 13,000 km. However, the pipeline density is yet to cover vast stretches of the country leaving a significant segment out of prospective for the NGV market.
He also said: 'The availability of the CNG refuelling stations will ensure the uptake of CNG by NGVs travelling across the highway from Bangalore to Ludhiana. This ‘Green Corridor’ will cover the states of karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.'
GAIL said that the refuelling infrastructure needs significant investments to progressively increase the spread of natural gas as a fuel of choice in the transport sector. The ‘Green Corridor’ aims to establish the natural gas highway in the country. Refuelling infrastructure across the green highway will encourage long haul transporters in adopting NGVs due to increased availability of gas stations. The operational gas pipelines right from Jalandhar/ Ludhiana up to Bangalore provide an opportunity to transform inland transportation to operate on natural gas vehicles and expand the reach of CNG beyond cities.
Operational LNG re-gasification terminals at Hazira, Dahej, Dhabol and Kochi along with operational transportation pipeline network is paving way to fuel the NGV vehicles through a pool of domestic and RLNG mix. The firm said that emphasis is required by the gas companies to create the CNG refuelling infrastructure in a coordinated manner to provide CNG refuelling along the highways while auto-manufacturers are required to come forward with long haul NGVs to ply along highways.
GAIL Gas Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL India Limited was incorporated for implementation of City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects across the country. GAIL India chairman and managing director BC Tripathi said that the natural gas pipeline infrastructure has seen a significant growth in the past few years with current pipeline infrastructure spread over 13,000 km. However, the pipeline density is yet to cover vast stretches of the country leaving a significant segment out of prospective for the NGV market.
He also said: 'The availability of the CNG refuelling stations will ensure the uptake of CNG by NGVs travelling across the highway from Bangalore to Ludhiana. This ‘Green Corridor’ will cover the states of karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.'
GAIL said that the refuelling infrastructure needs significant investments to progressively increase the spread of natural gas as a fuel of choice in the transport sector. The ‘Green Corridor’ aims to establish the natural gas highway in the country. Refuelling infrastructure across the green highway will encourage long haul transporters in adopting NGVs due to increased availability of gas stations. The operational gas pipelines right from Jalandhar/ Ludhiana up to Bangalore provide an opportunity to transform inland transportation to operate on natural gas vehicles and expand the reach of CNG beyond cities.
Operational LNG re-gasification terminals at Hazira, Dahej, Dhabol and Kochi along with operational transportation pipeline network is paving way to fuel the NGV vehicles through a pool of domestic and RLNG mix. The firm said that emphasis is required by the gas companies to create the CNG refuelling infrastructure in a coordinated manner to provide CNG refuelling along the highways while auto-manufacturers are required to come forward with long haul NGVs to ply along highways.
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