Gujarat State Petronet Commissions Chhara Gas Pipeline

New Delhi: A natural gas pipeline, connecting the newly set up 5 million tonnes per annum LNG import terminal at Chhara in the Gir-Somnath district with the gas grid, has been commissioned, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd said.

The pipeline having capacity to ship 18 million standard cubic metres per day was developed by Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) at a cost of Rs650 crore. The pipeline passes from the outskirts of the eco-sensitive zone of the Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary, home to Asiatic lions. The pipeline was commissioned on March 20, GSPL said in a statement. A unit of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has set up a facility to import liquefied natural gas (natural gas super chilled into liquid form for ease of transportation in ships) at Chhara. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported at the terminal is again turned into its gaseous state and moved to customers like power plants and fertilizer units through pipelines.