Kakinada-Vizag-Srikakulam Gas Pipeline

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The Kakinada-Vizag-Srikakulam Gas Pipeline (also known as KSPL) is a natural gas pipeline under construction in India.

Location

The pipeline runs from Kakinada, East Godavari, to Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.

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Project Details

• Operator: Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation Limited
• Owner: Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation Limited
• Parent company: GAIL 50%; Andhra Pradesh Government 50%
• Capacity: 90 MMSCMD
• Length: 275 kilometers
• Diameter:
• Status: Construction
• Start year: 2024 (expected)
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

The pipeline would be operated by Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation (APGDC), a jointly owned subsidiary of Gas Authority of India Limited and the Andhra Pradesh government. Construction of the pipeline was authorized by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board in July 2014. In July 2017 it was reported that APGDC had awarded a construction contract to a "private agency."

The pipeline was listed as "Under Construction" in a January 2018 report by the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. In March 2019 the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board listed the pipeline's target completion date as December 2019.

In a report for pipelines as of March 31, 2021, India's Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) stated the pipeline was still under construction, with the KVPL portion scheduled to be completed by June 2021 and the VSPL to be completed by June 2022.

The March 2023 version of PNGRB's list of under construction dedicated natural gas pipelines mentions projection completion timeline as June 2024.