State run gas distribution players, GSPC Gas Company Ltd and Gujarat Gas Company Ltd (GGCL) will set up city gas distribution network in Union Territory (UT) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Thane in Maharashtra, a state communique informed here on Monday.
The two companies under GSPC Group received authorisation from the market regulator, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to set up the gas network.
Gujarat energy minister Saurabh Patel informed that the two companies will invest a total of around Rs 1,400 crore to set up the gas network which will provide gas for domestic users, auto and small industries in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Thane. The gas pipeline will supply gas to about 10.76 lakh households.
After the competitive bidding process by PNGRB, the GSPC Gas won the bid to set up gas network in Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli, while Gujarat Gas won the bid for gas network in Thane in Maharashtra.
As per the authorisation provided by the regulator, GSPC Gas will cover the areas of Sili, Silvassa, Naroli, Samrvarni, Masat, Saily, Khanvel and Sindoni in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. This will require an investment of Rs 222 crore, which will cover 76,500 households under the gas pipeline network.
While GGCL in Thane will cover the areas of Talsari, Dahanu, Palghar, Vikramgarh, Javhar, Mokhda, Vada, Vasai, Bhivandi, Shahpur, Kalyan, Marbad and Amba Math where about 10 lakh households will be covered with an approximate investment of Rs 1,207 crore. Also, the gas will be used for small and medium industrial units as well as for auto CNG.
Currently, the three state-run CGDs of the GSPC Group namely, GSPC Gas, GGCL and Sabarmati Gas put together supply gas to about 10,85,000 households in the state through pipeline.