GAIL to supply gas to Bangalore IT park

State-owned gas utility GAIL India today said it has signed an agreement to supply natural gas to Information Technology Park, Bangalore.

The company in a press statement said it has "signed a Gas Transmission Agreement [GTA] with Information Technology Park Ltd [ITPL], Bangalore yesterday for supply around 60,000 standard cubic meters of natural gas per day".

ITPL is likely to start consumption of natural gas early next year in their upcoming captive power plant.

The gas will be supplied to ITPL from the Dabhol-Bangalore Pipeline being set up by GAIL at an investment of around Rs 3500 crore.

The pipeline will connect the Dabhol–LNG Terminal, operated by Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd to gas consumption centers in Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.

The Dabhol terminal is being commissioned and the pipeline up to Bangalore is expected to be commissioned by August of this year.

ITPL, Bangalore which is the flagship IT office space provider in Bangalore jointly promoted by Government of Singapore and Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB).

GAIL said it had also signed contracts with industrial customers such as Toyota Kirloskar Autoparts and H&R Johnson located in districts adjoining Bangalore. Hindalco, Belgaum and Murudeshwar Ceramics, Hubli are other customers who will draw natural gas from GAIL's pipeline.