H-Energy to Build 635 km Gas Pipeline in Southwest India

H-Energy Private Limited (HEPL) has won the contract to build a 635 km pipeline in southwest India.

The Mumbai based company has been selected by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) of India for grant of authorization for the Jaigarh - Goa -Mangalore natural gas pipeline through a process of competitive bidding conducted by the PNGRB.
 
The pipeline will connect major industrial units like refineries, fertilizer plants, petrochemical plants and power plants in the south-western coastal stretch of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Goa, Karwar, Udupi and Mangalore. The pipeline will also act as a gateway for development of city gas distribution networks in the region.

The PNGRB had invited bids for development of this pipeline on March 17, 2016. The project is estimated to be complete by mid-2019, H-Energy said on Monday.
 
H-Energy Gateway Private Limited (HEGPL), an affiliate of HEPL, is setting up a 4 MMTPA FSRU) at Jaigarh Port in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. All major clearances, port agreements and technical studies have been completed and the project is expected to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2018, under an early commissioning program through a 60 km tie-in pipeline from Jaigarh to Dabhol.
 
The company will also be building eastern India’s first gas pipeline. Last month, it won the bid to construct the Contai–Dattapulia–Jajpur–Dhamra–Cuttack-Paradip natural gas pipeline. The pipeline will span more than 715 kms and will connect important demand centers in eastern Indian states West Bengal and Odisha delivering gas to major industrial consumers.