Home
Gas import from Myanmar hit over pricing
Calcutta News.Net
Thursday 21st June, 2007 (IANS)
India's plan to import gas from Myanmar has hit certain roadblocks with Yangon looking for competitive prices from other Asian countries, officials said here Thursday.
'India has been facing competition from China, South Korea and Thailand for importing gas from Myanmar's Sitwe area with Yangon looking for better prices for its gas,' U.D. Choubey, chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), said.
India is pushing a $3-billion pipeline plan to import gas from Myanmar.
'GAIL, which is the preferred buyer of gas from Myanmar, has proposed eight alternative routes including one via the northeast without touching Bangladesh,' Choubey told journalists.
The state-owned GAIL had already submitted a feasibility report to the union petroleum ministry for the 1,400-km-long pipeline from Myanmar to the national grid station at Gaya in Bihar via the northeast and West Bengal.
Meanwhile, GAIL would soon start exploration works for gas in west Tripura's Teliamura areas.
'An estimated five million cubic metres of gas can be produced daily from the proposed 1,680 square km exploration areas,' the GAIL CMD said.
This is for the first time in northeast India, GAIL would undertake exploration works, for which at least two big rigs would be deployed.
'GAIL has identified 30 major cities in India, including Lucknow, Patna, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai to implement its city gas projects by 2009,' Choubey added.
GAIL, currently supplying piped natural gas to more than 6,410 domestic consumers and about 100 commercial and industrial units in Agartala, has commissioned eastern India's first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) project for vehicles here Wednesday.
 Email this story to a friend
Have your say on this story
|
 |
 |
- Congress leaders arrested in Indore, sent to Dewas
Bhopal, July 6 (IANS) Several senior Congress leaders, including former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh, were Sunday arrested at Indore airport when they arrived to meet people affected by communal violence in the city. Later, they were moved to Dewas, police said. [read story]
- Saurav Ghosal retains Chennai Open title
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) National champion and top seed Saurav Ghosal retained his Chennai Open squash crown as he overcame compatriot Ritwik Bhattacharya 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, in the men's final here Sunday for his third PSA title. [read story]
- Dasmunsi complains of breathlessness, hospitalised
Kolkata, July 6(IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who was hospitalised at Raiganj in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal Sunday afternoon following complaints of breathlessness, is being shifted here for treatment. [read story]
- Girls allege sexual exploitation in north Gujarat college
Ahmedabad, July 6 (IANS) As many as 23 girls studying in a training college in Mehsana district of north Gujarat have fled their hostel, complaining of sexual molestation by the institute's managing trustee. [read story]
- Dasmunsi admitted to Kolkata hospital
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was Sunday night admitted to a private hospital here following complaints of chest pain and breathlessness. [read story]
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
