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| Kandla-Gorakhpur Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat,Madhya Pradesh andUttar 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[1][2][3] km (1,743 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 3.75 MMTPA (Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum)[4] |
| Diameter | 20 in (508 mm) |
Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline (KGPL) is agas pipeline project under construction in India. It has a total length of 2,805 kilometres (1,743 mi),[3] stretching from theKandla port ofGujarat to the city ofGorakhpur inUttar Pradesh viaMadhya Pradesh. It is estimated that the project will cost₹9,000–10,000 crore.[5][1][2] It is constructed byIHB Limited, ajoint venture company comprising threepublic sector undertakings (PSUs) in India: theIndian Oil Corporation (IOCL), theHindustan Petroleum (HPCL), and theBharat Petroleum (BPCL). The pipeline connects refineries toliquefied petroleum gas (LPG)bottling plants.[6]
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On 24 February 2019, thePrime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of the pipeline at Gorakhpur.[7]
When work on the pipeline restarted after theCOVID-19 pandemic, project engineers estimated it would be complete by the end of 2023. However, technical challenges at the site around Kandla port have caused several delays, moving the estimated start date to mid-2025.[8]
Gujarat: 1,076 km,Madhya Pradesh': 621 km,Uttar Pradesh': 1,108 km[3]
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’sBina 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 |