It seems that there is hope round the corner for the industrial aspirations of the energy-starved north Kerala. If the Rs 3,100-crore project of laying a natural gas pipeline from Kochi LNG terminal takes shape, Kozhikode will enter the big league of cities with a direct-to-home piped gas distribution network.
The 720-km-long Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore pipeline (KKBMPL) project is being implemented by Kerala Gail Gas Limited, a joint venture project between Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and Gail Gas Limited. Currently the firm is in the process of obtaining a right of way from landowners along the 720km stretch. In Kerala, the pipeline would pass through Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod. The work on this is likely to be completed by March 2013. Meanwhile, the work on the 44-km-long first phase of the pipeline from Kochi to Kalamassery is nearing completion.
According to KSIDC officials, the company will also bid for setting up a city gas distribution network in Ernakulam in the first phase when the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) issues notification. The proposed network for Kozhikode would provide households with a direct supply of piped natural gas. Further it will free up city-based gas cylinders, which could be used for gas distribution in the rural areas.
An earlier notification issued by PNGRB for Ernakulam geographical area got cancelled in November 2011 and a re-notification is expected soon. The gas pipeline will use 2.5 MMTP of natural gas that will be made available after the LNG terminal in Kochi is commissioned for industrial and infrastructure development across the state.
A top KSIDC official said the gas network will provide a reliable supply of clean and cheap source of energy. Industrial clusters will also get an opportunity to set up captive gas-based power generation units using the gas feed. "This is going to be an attractive option for Kozhikode as it has several power intensive industrial units," he said.
The 720-km-long Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore pipeline would pass through Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod
The 720-km-long Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore pipeline (KKBMPL) project is being implemented by Kerala Gail Gas Limited, a joint venture project between Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and Gail Gas Limited. Currently the firm is in the process of obtaining a right of way from landowners along the 720km stretch. In Kerala, the pipeline would pass through Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod. The work on this is likely to be completed by March 2013. Meanwhile, the work on the 44-km-long first phase of the pipeline from Kochi to Kalamassery is nearing completion.
According to KSIDC officials, the company will also bid for setting up a city gas distribution network in Ernakulam in the first phase when the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) issues notification. The proposed network for Kozhikode would provide households with a direct supply of piped natural gas. Further it will free up city-based gas cylinders, which could be used for gas distribution in the rural areas.
An earlier notification issued by PNGRB for Ernakulam geographical area got cancelled in November 2011 and a re-notification is expected soon. The gas pipeline will use 2.5 MMTP of natural gas that will be made available after the LNG terminal in Kochi is commissioned for industrial and infrastructure development across the state.
A top KSIDC official said the gas network will provide a reliable supply of clean and cheap source of energy. Industrial clusters will also get an opportunity to set up captive gas-based power generation units using the gas feed. "This is going to be an attractive option for Kozhikode as it has several power intensive industrial units," he said.
The 720-km-long Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore pipeline would pass through Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod
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