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{{Short description|LPG pipeline under-construction}}
{{update|updated=2020|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox pipeline
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'''Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline''' ('''KGPL''') is a [[gas pipeline]] project under construction in India. It has a total length of {{convert|2,805|km}},<ref name="ihbl.in">{{cite web | url=https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline | title=Our Projects }}</ref> 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 {{INR}}9,000–10,000 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2020|title=IOC to ramp up Kandla LPG import terminal's capacity|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ioc-to-ramp-up-kandla-lpg-import-terminals-capacity/articleshow/74803715.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629063922/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ioc-to-ramp-up-kandla-lpg-import-terminals-capacity/articleshow/74803715.cms|archive-date=2020-06-29 |access-date=2020-06-29 |website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=PM lays foundation stone of Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline |url=https://www.projectstoday.com/News/PM-lays-foundation-stone-of-Kandla-Gorakhpur-LPG-Pipeline|access-date=2020-06-28 |website=www.projectstoday.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Oil PSUs to lay world's longest LPG pipeline between Kandla and Gorakpur |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/psu-oil-majors-ink-jv-for-kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline-project/article27439060.ece |access-date=2020-06-28 |website=@businessline|date=4 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> It is constructed by [[IHB Limited]], a [[joint venture]] company comprising three [[Public Sector Undertakings in India|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 plant]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oil PSUs form JV for Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG pipeline project - ET Government |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/psu/oil-psus-form-jv-for-kandla-gorakhpur-lpg-pipeline-project/72475589 |access-date=2020-06-28 |website=ETGovernment.com|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
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On 24 February 2019, the [[Prime Minister of India]], Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of the pipeline at Gorakhpur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News Detail: News |url=https://www.iocl.com/AboutUs/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=52503&tID=8 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305190202/https://www.iocl.com/AboutUs/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=52503&tID=8 |archive-date=2019-03-05 |access-date=2020-06-28 |website=www.iocl.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=India’s giant LPG pipeline project faces further delay {{!}} Latest Market News |url=https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2668981-india-s-giant-lpg-pipeline-project-faces-further-delay |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=www.argusmedia.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Project detail ==
'''Total Length:''' 2,805 km<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Pre-feasibility Report of project|url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/TOR/16_Aug_2019_163322250YR749G0QPFR-KGPL.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name="ihbl.in">{{cite web | url=https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline | title=Our Projects }}</ref>

'''[[Gujarat]]''': 1,076 km, '''[[Madhya Pradesh]]'''''':''' 621 km, '''[[Uttar Pradesh]]'''''':''' 1,108 km<ref name="ihbl.in">{{cite web | url=https://www.ihbl.in/kandla-gorakhpur-pipeline | title=Our Projects }}</ref>

'''Line Diameter :''' 20”, 18”, 16”, 14”, 12”, 10”, 8”

'''Pumping Stations:''' [[Kandla]], [[Mithi Rohar]], [[Viramgam]], [[Port of Dahej|Dahej]], [[Pipavav]], Dumad, BPC Bina Refinery, IPS-1 (Ch. 237: Near Indore)

<u>'''LPG Sources''':</u>

'''LPG Import Terminals''': Kandla, Mundra (at Mithi Rohar), Dahej, Pipavav

'''Refineries''': [[Gujarat Refinery|IOCL’s Koyali Refinery(Gujarat Refinery)]], BPCL’s [[Bina Refinery]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Bottling Plants
!Company
!Plant
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|[[Indian Oil Corporation|IOCL]]
|Ahmedabad (Sanand), Lucknow, Allahabad, Ujjain, Bhopal, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur
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|[[Bharat Petroleum|BPCL]]
|Ahmedabad (Hariyala), Indore, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Jhansi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur
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|[[Hindustan Petroleum|HPCL]]
|Gandhinagar, Indore, Unnao, Bhopal, Varanasi, Gorakhpur
|}

== See also ==

* [[HVJ Gas Pipeline]]
* [[East West Gas Pipeline (India)]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Pipelines in India]]
[[Category:Liquefied petroleum gas]]
[[Category:Energy in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Energy in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Energy in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in India]]

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