KG Basin Gas Pipeline

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The KG Basin Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline.

Location

The pipeline runs from the offshore Krishna Godavari gas field to various points in Anya Pradesh.

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Project Details

• Operator: Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
• Owner: Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
• Parent company: Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
• Capacity: 16 MMSCMD
• Length: 877.86 km
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 1991-2005
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

The pipeline is owned and operated by Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL).

Explosion in Nagaram

On June 27, 2014, leaking gas from the pipeline caused an explosion that killed 29 people in Nagaram, East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. An investigation by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) found that the leak was caused by GAIL transporting wet gas containing water and chemicals in a section of pipe designed to carry dry gas. PNGRB imposed a civil penalty of Rs 20 lakh on GAIL with an additional penalty of Rs 1 lakh per day for nonpayment.