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New Delhi : As per information provided by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), approximately 9,228 Million Metric Standard Cubic Metre (MMSCM) of Natural gas has been produced domestically and approximately 9,966 MMSCM of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has been imported in the country during the period April-July, 2020. This gas also caters to demand of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
IOCL is executing 517 km long Paradip-Haldia-Barauni Oil 30″ capacity augmentation pipeline project. IOCL has informed that physical progress of 43.4% has been made as of August 31, 2020.
Further, GAIL is executing Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) with extension of Barauni-Guwahati Pipeline (BGPL) and spur line to Dhamra-Haldia (DHPL) to connect the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, and Assam. GAIL has informed that out of about 2,655 km of pipeline, approximately 1,401 km has been lowered as of now.
With respect to current development of Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL), it is submitted that Government of India approved Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of 60% of project cost i.e. Rs. 5,559 Crore. on January 8, 2020. M/s MECON has been engaged as Project Management Consultant (PMC).
Competent Authorities have been appointed for Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Manipur under P&MP Act, 1962, for acquisition of land. This information was given by Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply on September 16, 2020, according to a PIB release.