We will lay 4,000 km of pipelines in 30 month: B C Tripathi

GAIL chairman says the focus is on expanding last-mile connectivity to houses and networks in cities

The Union government in September approved 40% viability gap funding for the Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra pipelines. GAIL, the country’s largest natural gas marketer and transporter, is receiving this support to push gas-based development along a corridor called Urja Ganga. In an interview with Jyoti Mukul and Shine Jacob, BC Tripathi, chairman and managing director, GAIL, says the push to gas utilisation will come if the government provides an attractive fiscal regime as it is available for renewable energy. Edited excerpts:

What investments are you making in pipeline infrastructure?

We are executing Rs 20,000 crore worth of projects in which 4,000