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GAIL to invest Rs 12,940 cr on natural gas pipeline network

Company intends to set up 26 CNG stations in Odisha next year --13 each in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar

GAIL to invest Rs 12,940 cr on natural gas pipeline network
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Jayajit Dash Bhubaneswar
The state-run company GAIL (India) Ltd has committed an investment of Rs 12,940 crore to expand its natural gas pipeline network to 18,000 km, up from 11,000 km at present.

"Our envisaged pipeline network is expected to be completed by December 2020. The natural gas pipeline network would cover 769 km in Odisha, where the investment would be Rs 4,000 crore", said Ashutosh Karnatak, director (projects), GAIL (India) Ltd.

With over 11,000 km of natural gas network, GAIL meets the country's fuel requirement across sectors like power, fertilisers, industrial, automotive and even household consumers. It has a share of over 75 per