Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline (KGPL) is a gas pipeline project under construction in India. It has a total length of , stretching from the Kandla port of Gujarat to the city of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh via Madhya Pradesh. It is estimated that the project will cost 9,000âÂÂ10,000 crore. It is constructed by IHB Limited, a joint venture company comprising three public sector undertakings (PSUs) in India: the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), the Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), and the Bharat Petroleum (BPCL). The pipeline connects refineries to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plants.
On 24 February 2019, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of the pipeline at Gorakhpur.
When work on the pipeline restarted after the COVID-19 pandemic, project engineers estimated it would be complete by the end of 2023. However, technical challenges at the site around Kandla port have caused several delays, moving the estimated start date to mid-2025.
Total Length: 2,805 km
Gujarat: 1,076 km, Madhya Pradesh: 621 km, Uttar Pradesh: 1,108 km
Line Diameter : 20âÂÂ, 18âÂÂ, 16âÂÂ, 14âÂÂ, 12âÂÂ, 10âÂÂ, 8âÂÂ
Pumping Stations: Kandla, Mithi Rohar, Viramgam, Dahej, Pipavav, Dumad, BPC Bina Refinery, IPS-1 (Ch. 237: Near Indore)
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LPG Import Terminals: Kandla, Mundra (at Mithi Rohar), Dahej, Pipavav
Refineries: IOCLâÂÂs Koyali Refinery(Gujarat Refinery), BPCLâÂÂs Bina Refinery