GAIL Share Price in Focus: Completed Over 97% Work on Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga

On April 11, 2025, GAIL India shares are on investors’ radar, reaching a day high of ₹173.70 at 10:20 AM. The gain in GAIL India share price came after the company announced that it has completed over 97.6% of the integrated Jagdishpur–Haldia–Bokaro–Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL), widely known as the “Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga”.

The said pipeline supplies natural gas to the eastern and northeastern regions of India. Out of this, approximately 96.6% of the pipeline is already under commercial operation.

The integrated JHBDPL, including the Barauni–Guwahati Pipeline, spans an authorized length of 3,306 km, passing through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, and Assam. So far, 3,227 km of pipeline has been laid, with 3,119 km—including key sections such as Phulpur–Dobhi–Bokaro–Durgapur, Bokaro–Angul–Dhamra, and Dobhi–Barauni–Guwahati—already in commercial use.

Current Gas Transmission Capacity

Currently, the pipeline is transporting 12.26 Million Standard Cubic Meters per Day (MMSCMD) of natural gas. This includes supply to four fertilizer plants, two refineries (Barauni and Paradip), industrial consumers, and 32 City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks in cities such as Varanasi, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and Kolkata along the pipeline corridor.

Revised Timeline for Project

Regarding the Durgapur–Haldia section (294 km), GAIL has commissioned 132 km up to Kolkata for commercial operation. Of the remaining 162 km, 103 km has been completed. Additionally, in the Dhamra–Haldia section, which has an authorized length of 240 km, 198 km has been laid. However, due to limited availability of the Right of Use (RoU), the completion timelines for both sections are being revised from March 2025 to December 2025.

Once the remaining sections of the Durgapur–Haldia and Dhamra–Haldia pipelines are completed, GAIL will be able to supply natural gas to the Haldia refinery, City Gas Distribution networks in Howrah, Hooghly, Purba Medinipur, and Paschim Medinipur, along with other industrial consumers along the route.

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