Jharkhand Govt and GAIL sign Gas Cooperation Agreement

Ranchi. The Government of Jharkhand and GAIL (India) Limited yesterday  signed a Gas Cooperation Agreement (GCA) for creation of Natural Gas and City Gas Distribution infrastructure, which will facilitate construction of “Urja Ganga” Jagdishpur – Haldia Pipeline project in the state. The GCA was signed here in the presence of Shri Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of Jharkhand and Shri B C Tripathi,

GAIL Chairman and Managing Director by Shri K Ravi Kumar, IAS, Director, Industries, Government of Jharkhand and Shri A K Jana, GAIL Executive Director (Marketing - Joint Venture & International Gas Sourcing).

 

The Jagdishpur – Haldia Pipeline (JHPL) is slated to pass through six districts of Jharkhand, i.e., Bokaro, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Singhbhum, Ranchi and Dhanbad. It will have a total of 340 kms in the state, of which 174 kms will be mainline and 166 kms spurlines.

 

The pipeline can be used to provide Natural Gas as fuel to the Steel Authority of India plant in Bokaro, fertilizer plant at Sindri  which is under revival and proposed CGD networks in Ranchi and Jamshedpur. It is estimated that the Natural Gas demand in Jharkhand can reach 8.80 MMSCMD.