Published: 11th Jan, 2021
The Government launched the natural gas pipeline from Kerala’s Kochi to Mangaluru in Karnataka.
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The Government launched the natural gas pipeline from Kerala’s Kochi to Mangaluru in Karnataka.
About
The Project
- Built by: The 450km long pipeline, is built by GAIL (India) Ltd.
- Cost: Rs 3,000-crore
- The project will carry natural gas from the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regasification Terminal at Kochi to Mangaluru, while passing through Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.
- It has the transportation capacity of 12 million metric standard cubic metres per day.
- The project marks an important milestone towards the creation of “One Nation One Gas Grid”.
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One Nation One Grid
- The project marks a significant development towards the creation of ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’.
- The idea was conceptualized in the 90s.
- Now, India's power system is divided into five regional grids (Northern, Eastern, Western, North Eastern, and Southern region) with each grid catering to electricity demands of one particular region.
- To make 'One Nation One Grid' a reality, all these grids have to be integrated.
Significance of the project
- Environment-friendly and affordable fuel: The pipeline will supply environment-friendly and affordable fuel in the form of piped natural gas (PNG) to households and compressed natural gas (CNG) to the transportation sector.
- Curb on air pollution: Consumption of cleaner fuel will help in improving air quality by curbing air pollution.
- Economic development: It will also supply natural gas to commercial and industrial units across the districts along the pipeline, thus leading to economic development.
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