June 2025, Vol. 252, No. 6
Features
Petronet Commissions $760 Million Chhara Gas Pipeline in India
(P&GJ) — A natural gas pipeline connecting the Greenfield 5 mtpa LNG regasification terminal at the India village of Chhara, in the Gir-Somnath District, with the gas grid was commissioned in March.
The 18 MMscm/d pipeline was developed by Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) at a project cost of $760 million. The pipeline passes from the outskirts of eco-sensitive zone of the Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary, home to Asiatic lions.
The work for engineering, procurement and construction of the 36-inch pipeline from HPCL LNG terminal at Chhara in Gir-Somnath district to Lothpur in the Amreli District of Gujarat, including despatch terminal at Chhara LNG terminal, valve stations and receiving terminal at Lothpur was entrusted to the Mumbai-based construction company, Ace Pipeline Contracts Private Limited (Ace Pipeline) in September 2023.
To cut down on the construction schedule, construction techniques such as automatic welding for welding of the 36-inch pipeline were deployed on the project.
The HPCL LNG terminal is operated by HPCL LNG Limited, a subsidiary of state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
This project enhances the country’s availability of natural gas for use as an energy source in line with the government of India’s target to raise the share of natural gas in the energy mix to 15% by 2030.
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