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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]
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 |