MEGAPROJECT | Kochi integrated Refineries cum Petrochemicals Complex | LNG Petronet | Megapower Plant

[Malayaali]

Rs 14,250 crore KRL expansion project awaiting environmental clearance.

EC expected in 1 month; project planned to complete by 2015.


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[DileepKS]

I would bet that, still Pooja Gas will deliver Indane only after 50 days of booking!!

[Malayaali]

Kochi-Bangalore gas pipeline project gets regulatory approval

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has approved the 1,104km Kochi-Bangalore natural gas pipeline. The project, first mooted by GAIL (India) Ltd in July 2007, got the final nod from the regulator on 31 May.

The oil regulator has approved the Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore pipeline with a common carrier capacity of 4 million metric standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd), according to the approval, which has been reviewed by Mint.

GAIL has agreed to build the pipeline and commission it by March 2013 for around Rs.3,500 crore. The pipeline will pass through the districts of Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod in Kerala; Coimbatore, Erode, Salem and Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu; and Dakshin Kannada, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Bangalore in Karnataka.

“One hundred percentof the gas supplied through the Dabhol-Bangalore and Bangalore-Kochi pipelines will be imported,” said the first GAIL official quoted above. The gas will be imported from various countries including Australia, Qatar, and the US, the official added.

With imported liquefied natural gas costing twice as much as indigenous LNG (liquefied natural gas), the viability of these power plants could come under question unless the state or central government raises the price of power purchases.

GAIL has established a regasified LNG plant at Dabhol to convert imported LNG to natural gas at a cost of Rs.4,000 crore, the official said. A similar plant will also be built in Kochi, the official added.

[Malayaali]

Petronet plans to pick up stake in Kochi LNG shipping venture

Petronet LNG Ltd, India’s biggest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is diversifying into shipping by taking a stake of up to 49% in the venture planned to haul gas to its new regasification terminal coming up at Kochi in Kerala.

The diversification plan was unveiled in the tender floated by Petronet for selecting shipowners and operators for transporting LNG to the Kochi terminal, which is scheduled to become operational in 2014.

The Kochi terminal will have a capacity for 5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG. Regasification is the process by which LNG is heated and converted into a gaseous state.

The tender conditions say that Petronet may hold up to 49% of the company formed by the successful ship-owning and operating consortium.

The balance 51% will be distributed among the shipowners and operators.

“This is a diversification plan,” said Sanjay Gupta, vice-president, shipping, at Petronet LNG.

Petronet is part-owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd, Indian Oil Corp. Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

The firm plans to hire one ship for 20 years with a capacity to load as much as 216,000 cu. m of LNG to ship the fuel from the Gorgon project in Australia.

[The Quizzer]

പെറ്റ് കോക്ക് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് 300 മെഗാവാട്ട്: വൈദ്യുതി മന്ത്രി ആര്യാടന്*

കൊച്ചി റിഫൈനറിയില്* നിന്നുള്ള അവശിഷ്ട ഉല്*പ്പന്നമായ പെറ്റ് കോക്ക് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് 300 മെഗാവാട്ട് വൈദ്യുതി ഉല്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള പദ്ധതി നടപ്പാക്കുമെന്ന് ഊര്*ജ്ജ മന്ത്രി ശ്രീ. ആര്യാടന്* മുഹമ്മദ് അറിയിച്ചു. 2020-ല്* കേരളത്തെ വൈദ്യുതി മിച്ച സംസ്ഥാനമാക്കുന്നതിന് ആവിഷ്ക്കരിക്കുന്ന പദ്ധതികളുടെ ഭാഗമാണിതെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം പറഞ്ഞു. ബി.പി.സി.എല്*. കൊച്ചി റിഫൈനറിയില്* കെ.എസ്.ഇ.ബി. സ്ഥാപിച്ച 220 കെ.വി. സബ് സ്റ്റേഷന്* ജുണ്* അഞ്ചിന് ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്യുകയായിരുന്നു മന്ത്രി. സംസ്ഥാ നത്ത് ലോഡ് ഷെഡ്ഡിംഗ് ഒഴിവാക്കുന്നതിനായി ആവിഷ്ക്കരിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള പദ്ധതികള്* ഈ സാമ്പത്തിക വര്*ഷം പൂര്*ത്തീകരിക്കും. മറ്റ് സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളില്* മണിക്കൂറുകള്* നീളുന്ന ലോഡ് ഷെഡ്ഡിങ്ങും പവര്* കട്ടും ഉള്ളപ്പോള്* കേരളത്തില്* അര മണിക്കൂര്* മാത്രമായിരുന്നു വൈദ്യുതി നിയന്ത്രണം. അതും ഇപ്പോള്* നീക്കിയിരിക്കുകയാണ്. സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് വൈദ്യുതി ലഭ്യത യില്* 600 മെഗാവാട്ടിന്റെ കുറവാണ് ഇപ്പോഴുള്ളത്. പീക്ക് ലോഡ് സമയത്ത് യൂണിറ്റ് 16-17 രൂപ നിരക്കിലാണ് പുറമെ നിന്നും ഈ വൈദ്യുതി വാങ്ങുന്നതെന്നും മന്ത്രി പറഞ്ഞു. പെറ്റ് കോക്ക് ഉപയോഗിച്ചുള്ള വൈദ്യുതി ഉല്*പാദനത്തിന് പുറമെ പുതുവൈപ്പിലെ പെട്രോനെറ്റ് ടെര്*മിനലില്* നിന്നുള്ള എല്*.എന്*.ജി. ഉപയോഗിച്ച് 1050 മെഗാവാട്ട് വൈദ്യുതി ഉല്പാദിപ്പിക്കാന്* കഴിയും. കേന്ദ്രം കേരളത്തിന് അനുവദിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള കോള്* ബ്ലോക്ക് പ്രയോജ നപ്പെടുത്തി 1050 മെഗാവാട്ട് ഉല്പാദിപ്പിക്കാനാകുമെങ്കിലും ഇത് കേരളത്തി ലേക്കെത്തിക്കുന്നതിന് പരിസ്ഥിതി സ്നേഹികള്* തടസ്സം നില്*ക്കുകയാണ്. ഇത് ആന്ധ്രയ്ക്കോ, ഒറീസയ്ക്കോ കൈമാറി വൈദ്യുതി നേടാനാകുമോ എന്ന് സര്*ക്കാര്* ആലോചിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. കായംകുളം താപനിലയത്തിന്റെ രണ്ടാം ഘട്ട വികസനം പൂര്*ത്തിയാകുന്നതും സംസ്ഥാ നത്തെ വൈദ്യുതി ലഭ്യത വര്*ദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുമെന്ന് ശ്രീ. ആര്യാടന്* മൂഹമ്മദ് ചൂണ്ടിക്കാട്ടി.

Source : kseb.in

News in Brief

KSEB to generate 300 MW from Pet Coke, a bye product from BPCL, Kochi.

[The Quizzer]

മന്ത്രിസഭയുടെ വാര്*ഷികോപഹാരമായി കൊച്ചി നഗരത്തിന് രണ്ട് വൈദ്യുതി സ്റ്റേഷനുകള്*.

യു.ഡി.എഫ് സര്*ക്കാരിന്റെ ഒന്നാം വാര്*ഷികോപഹാരമായി കൊച്ചിക്ക് രണ്ട് സബ് സ്റ്റേഷനുകള്*. പനങ്ങാട് 110 കെ.വി., ബി.പി.സി.എല്*. കൊച്ചി റിഫൈനറി 220 കെ.വീ. എന്നീ സബ് സ്റ്റേഷനുകളാണ് ഊര്*ജ്ജ മന്ത്രി ശ്രീ. ആര്യാടന്* മുഹമ്മദ് ജൂണ്* അഞ്ചിന് നാടിന് സമര്*പ്പിച്ചത്. ഇതിനൊപ്പം തൃപ്പൂണിത്തുറ 66 കെ.വി. സബ് സ്റ്റേഷന് ഈ സാമ്പത്തിക വര്*ഷം പ്രവര്*ത്തിസജ്ജമാകുമെന്ന പ്രഖ്യാപനവും മന്ത്രി നടത്തി. കെ.എസ്.ഇ.ബി. യുടെ മരട് സെക്ഷന്* വിഭജിച്ച് കുമ്പളം പഞ്ചായത്തിലെ പനങ്ങാട് കേന്ദ്രീകരിച്ച് പുതിയ സെക്ഷന്* രൂപീകരിക്കുമെന്ന സുപ്രധാന തീരുമാനവും മന്ത്രി അറിയിച്ചു. കൊച്ചി റിഫൈനറിയുടെ സ്ഥലത്ത് പൊതു ആവശ്യം മുന്* നിര്*ത്തി മറ്റൊരു 110 കെ.വി. സബ് സ്റ്റേഷന്* കൂടി കെ.എസ്.ഇ.ബി. സ്ഥാപിക്കും. കൊച്ചി റിഫൈനറിക്ക് വേണ്ടി കെ.എസ്.ഇ.ബി. സ്ഥാപിച്ച സബ് സ്റ്റേഷന് 75 കോടി രൂപയാണ് മുതല്* മുടക്ക്. ഇതോടെ 220 കെ.വി. തലത്തിലും കെ.എസ്.ഇ.ബി. യുടെ ആദ്യ എക്സ്ട്രാ ഹൈ വോള്* ട്ടേജ് ഉപഭോക്താവ് എന്ന പദവിയും കൊച്ചി റിഫൈനറിക്ക് കൈവന്നു. റിഫൈനറിയുടെ സംയോജിത റിഫൈനറി വിപുലീകരണ പദ്ധതി പെട്രോകെമിക്കല്* സംയുക്ത സംരംഭം, സംസ്ഥാനസര്*ക്കാരിന്റെ പെട്രോകെമിക്കല്* പാര്*ക്ക് എന്നിവയുടെ ഊര്*ജ്ജാവശ്യങ്ങള്* നിറവേറ്റാന്* സഹായകമാകുന്നതാണ് ഈ പുതിയ സബ് സ്റ്റേഷന്*.

അത്യാധുനിക സൌകര്യങ്ങളോടെ സജ്ജമാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന റിഫൈനറി സബ് സ്റ്റേഷനില്* 50 എം.വി.എ. ശേഷിയുള്ള രണട് പവര്* ട്രാന്* സ്ഫോര്*മറുകളാണുള്ളത്. ഇതില്* ഒരെണ്ണം മാത്രം റിഫൈനറിയുടെ ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ ആവശ്യത്തിന് മതിയാകും. രണ്ടാമത്തെ ട്രാന്* സ്ഫോര്*മര്* പൊതു വിതരണ ശൃംഖലയ്ക്കായി നീക്കിവയ്ക്കും. കൊച്ചി റിഫൈനറി വളപ്പിലൂടെ കടന്നു പോകുന്ന 220 കെ.വി. ലൈനില്* നിന്നും നേരിട്ടാണ് സബ് സ്റ്റേഷനിലേക്ക് വൈദ്യുതി എത്തുന്നത്. നാലു വിതരണ ടവറുകളാണ് ഇതിനായി സ്ഥാപിച്ചത്. കുമ്പളം പഞ്ചായത്തിലെ പനങ്ങാട് 15 കോടി രൂപ ചെലവില്* ആവിഷ്ക്കരിച്ച 110 കെ.വി. സബ് സ്റ്റേഷന്* പൂര്*ത്തിയാകുമ്പോള്* ചെലവിട്ടത് 12 കോടി രൂപ മാത്രം. കുമ്പളം, മരട്, പനങ്ങാട്, ചാത്തമ്മ, നെട്ടൂര്* പ്രദേശങ്ങളിലെ വൈദ്യുത പ്രതിസന്ധിക്ക് വലിയൊരളവ് വരെ ഈ സബ് സ്റ്റേഷന്* പരിഹാരമാകും.

Source : kseb.in

News in Brief

Kochi Refineries (BPCL) Rocks

[psanthosh]

The work of the Petronet LNG terminal at Puthuvype here has been hampered by an unseemly row over recruitment. Work has come to a standstill for the past few days after a group of people began a dharna, obstructing work.

The company officials said the work had suffered at a time when the project was nearing completion. The terminal is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of the year.

The officials expressed apprehension that the company might not be able to complete the work on schedule if the disturbance prevails.

The company had already informed the State government and sought the intervention of the High Court. The court has ordered protection to the company, according to the officials. About 3,000 people are working at the site and a loss of even a single day would result in irreparable damage to the timely execution of the project, A.K. Balyan, managing director of Petronet LNG, said. Three major international companies are working at the location, he said.

‘Job for locals'
The agitation began with a demand for recruiting locals, Mr. Balyan said, adding that the stir was instigated by certain people. He said over 95 per cent of the operating staff were Keralites.

The company had given advertisements in major newspapers for selection of technically qualified people. The LNG project work is a high technology area and only qualified people could be recruited for it.

“The fishermen's issue was settled long back; it was also being raised by a few. There is no basis at all for the agitation,” he said.

CITU leader M.M. Lawrence said his organisation was not involved in the incident, but youths belonging to many political groups were carrying out the agitation.

The Rs.3,750-crore LNG project envisages regasification of liquefied natural gas which could be transported through pipes for domestic and industrial use.

The project is expected to be a landmark in the infrastructure of Kerala.S. Sarma, MLA, said certain youth organisations had demanded that the local people who had lost their land when the project came up should get priority in appointments.

The company had agreed to do so earlier, he said. He was not aware of any disruption in work at the site, he said.

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BPCL to give majority stake to UK company in petchem
By Kalpana Pathak

Last Updated: Mon, Jun 04, 2012 00:50 hrs


State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has finalised a joint venture (JV) agreement with UK-based LP Chemicals for petrochemical business. BPCL is likely to hold 49 per cent in the venture, with the British company holding a majority 51 per cent.


The JV would invest about Rs 5,000 crore in the project and have a 70:30 debt equity ratio. LP Chemicals may bring in Rs 1,500 crore. BPCL plans to spend Rs 40,000 crore in the next five years to set up a petrochemical plant at the Kochi refinery to produce niche products, expand the capacity of existing refineries, gas marketing and exploration and production.,

"We will sign the memorandum of association shortly. After this, we will have to do a feasibility report and later a company will be formed. We should be able to put things in place by early next year," said a senior BPCL executive, on condition of anonymity.


The executive said the company would integrate the expansion of its Kochi refinery and construction of its petchem plant. The deadline for both projects has been set for 2015. The country's second-biggest state-run refiner would expand the Kochi refinery by 63 per cent to process cheaper, high-sulphur crude to improve margins and products.

In March, it had said it would invest Rs 14,225 crore in the expansion and upgradation project, which would see the refinery processing 310,000 barrels per day (bpd), clearance for the project is expected in the latter half of 2012.

It had also said it plans to produce polymer-grade propylene from the project which would be used as a feedstock for a series of niche petrochemicals.

The executive said the company was looking at producing 500,000 tonnes of propylene derivatives yearly, which are imported at present. "Our partner is a licensor of the speciality chemical that we are planning to produce," he added. BPCL is engaged in talks with the Kerala government for concession on the investment in the planned petrochemical unit, the official added.

LP Chemicals, headquartered in Winsford off Cheshire, manufactures and distributes laboratory chemicals and veterinary chemicals to customer specification

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This will be the biggest investment which will happen in state.

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Naval ship repair yard gets new machine shop - The Times of India http://apnacircle.com/s/RXgDx


KOCHI: A machine shop was inaugurated on Friday at the Naval Ship Repair Yard (NSRY), Kochi as part of its modernization drive to cater to advanced platforms and expansion of the Indian Navy.

At present, NRSY undertakes maintenance and repair of warships and other craft of Southern Naval Command and visiting ships.

It was inaugurated by 82-year-old P K Ponnappan Pillai who retired as the first principal foreman of the yard in 1991. Vice Admiral Satish Soni, flag officer commanding in chief, Southern Naval Command was present.

[Malayaali]

We will commission Kochi terminal on time: Petronet LNG

Petronet LNG says that commissioning of its Kochi terminal is on track. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, A.K Balyan, CEO and MD of the company said that by mid 2013, the Mangalore-Bangalore section of the pipeline will be ready. "Capacity utilization should improve post the commissioning of the pipeline," said Balyan.

Meanwhile, the terminal shall have a capacity of 5 million metric tonnes per annum. It will help in meeting enormous demand of natural gas for power, fertilizers, petrochemicals and various other industries in the southern states.
On the company's existing Dahej terminal, Balyan adds that even this terminal is back to full utilisation levels.

Petronet LNG is India's largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its Dahej plant. The company recently expanded the capacity to 10 million tonne per annum (equivalent of 40 million standard cubic meters per day or MMSCMD).

Below is the edited transcript of his interview with CNBC-TV18.

Q: There has been some concern that your Kochi terminal might have to do with inadequate or very low capacity utilization for quite a while because GAIL's pipeline will not be ready, can you just take us through what your expectations are once the Kochi terminal is fully up and running?

A: We feel that the Kochi terminal should be operating around December-January. The progress is on track, it is as per schedule. Phase I of the pipeline, is being steered by GAIL and it is definitely going to be ready. So this first phase of about 45 kilometers would connect the immediate neighbourhood. We are looking at major consumers like Bharat Petroleum and in fact, one or two other consumers, maybe a power consumer as well.
I think we are looking at commissioning its operation somewhere around January or so. We have to fine tune our exact dates in discussion with GAIL and the readiness of the consumers to receive gas.

But the two major pipelines, one which goes from Kochi to Mangalore and then Kochi to Bangalore via Tamil Nadu would be ready somewhere around 2013 and may take some more time. I believe, now the terminal’s capacity utilization largely depends upon the pipeline connectivity.

I am sure GAIL is working on that. We have jointly reviewed it along with the state government. We sought their help to see the land related issues are sorted out and the state has facilitated quite a bit. So we hope that the pipelines, which are under construction would be able to go further quickly.
In 2013 we surely expect the pipelines to be there and two major consuming centers, Mangalore and also enroute to Bangalore, would definitely take our capacity utilization to much higher levels.

Q: What would you be more confident of holding out in terms of a volume target for this year, even for the calendar year?

A: I feel the trends, the demand scenario is pretty much similar to last several months. We feel this trend may continue and we are hopeful that we should be operating Dahej at more than 100% capacity. Our expansion plans for Dahej is also going on right now.

Q: Apart from the Kochi-Bangalore pipeline, what other expansion plans do you have lined up for the next six months and going into the next year?

A: Our first priority is ofcourse to see that Dahej plant, which operates over 100% capacity is expanded. We don't want to get into a capacity constraint there. We have completed the field work that is the frontend, engineering and design work is going on right now. We hope to finish it in maybe another one and a half months.

Then we would like to quickly go and see competent contractors coming into regasification facilities as also additional tankage. Our marine facilities for the second jetty is already under construction. I think, for us, this is a top priority project and we hope to perhaps have the marine facilities completed somewhere around 2013.

It would give us little leeway to go from beyond the present capacity utilization and then once the regasification facilities come in, we expect a quantum jump upwards, in terms of our capacities.

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GAIL pipeline: Work through SmartCity land resumed

LNG terminal works 95% completed; Expected to commission in October.

Phase I of 40km pipeline from Puthuvypin to Ambalamughal will feed LNG to major industries in the area like Kochi Refineries, FACT, TCC, Binani Zinc, Reliance power plant etc.


cc: Manorama

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First phase of PNG project to be completed in Dec: Kerela CM

The first phase of project of laying natural gas pipeline from Gas Authority of India's LNG Terminal in Kochi would be completed in December, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said today.

The state government is planning to constitute a Petroleum Natural Gas Cell to prepare a strategy for maximum utilisation of natural gas for the state's economic growth, he told the state assembly.

The first phase of laying a 44 km pipeline from Kochi Gas Terminal to nine companies, including Cochin Refineries, FACT plant at Udyogamandal and Amalammukel power plant at Brahmapuram, is fast progressing and is expected to be commissioned in December, he said.

The construction work of LNG Terminal at Kochi has been completed, he said.
The plan to supply natural gas for domestic use through pipe connection to residences is also under consideration.

The second phase of routing natural gas to the NTPC Power plant at Kayamkulam and to Mangalapuram and to Bangalore via Palakkad would be taken up, he said.

The state government would ensure that people whose lands have been acquired or through which the pipeline passes get a good compensation package, he added.

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LNG pipeline project to be completed by December

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister Oommen Chandy said that laying of the 44-kilometre-long LNG pipeline project would be completed by December this year.

The chief minister said that he along with defence minister A K Antony held discussions with GAIL chairman P C Tripathi, and the defence ministry had, in principle, approved to lay a pipeline through the defence territory situated in the outskirts of Kochi.

He said that the pipeline, which was part of the first phase of the project, would provide natural gas to nine companies, including power generation plants like Brahmapuram diesel power plant.

"A natural gas-based cell is being established which have experts from petroleum industrial sector as its members," he said.

The cell will look at the usage of natural gas for industrial units, income generations, domestic consumption pattern and new ways to generate income from this sector.

Chandy was replying to the calling attention notice given by Congress MLA, V D Satheeshan on the necessity to establish a petroleum natural gas cell in order to ensure the availability of natural gas in the state in proportion to the state's share in the growth of natural gas usage.

Chandy said a compensation package would be worked out for families who lose their land for the second phase of the pipeline project envisaged from Mangalapuram to Palakkad.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/14679203.cms

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Kochi LNG terminal to be fully functional only in 2014.

http://www.economic-update.in/news/2...-only-in-2014/

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Power from Petronet’s Kochi terminal to cost record Rs 15/unit

Electricity generated from liquid gas (LNG) imported from Australia by Petronet LNG Ltd at its upcoming Kochi terminal in Kerala will cost a record Rs 15 per unit at consumer end.

Petronet LNG (PLL) has signed a pact to buy 1.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Gorgon project in Australia at 14.5 per cent of prevailing international oil price.

At $ 100 per barrel oil price, the LNG will cost $ 14.5 per million British thermal unit at the time of loading in ships on the Australian ports.

After adding $ 1.25-1.5 per mmBtu in shipping or transportation cost and 5 per cent import/customs duty, the landed price of gas will be $ 16.5 per mmBtu.

The prices of the fuel to consumer after adding local transportation, taxes and other charges will cost about $ 19-20 per mmBtu or more than three times the delivered price predominant domestic gas.

Oil Secretary G C Chaturvedi, who is also the Chairman of PLL, in a recent presentation to Pulok Chatterjee, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, stated that the generation cost of power based on Gorgon LNG will be Rs 9 per unit, sources said.

At the consumer end, after adding other expenses such as distribution cost and transmission losses, the price would work out to Rs 15 per unit.

Meanwhile, PLL Managing Director Ashok Kumar Balyan today said the firm's 5 million tonne a year Kochi terminal will be commissioned in the current fiscal.

Initially, the terminal would operate at lesser capacity due to constraints of evacuating the gas in absence of pipeline network, he said.

The terminal would be able to operate at its full 5 million tonne capacity only by 2014 after pipelines transporting the fuel to consumers are built.

He said state-owned GAIL India would finish building pipelines from Kochi to Bangalore and Mangalore by the end of 2013, rather than March 2013 as earlier planned.

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Regarding cost/per unit ... about cost/unit from solar power in gujarat.

Anyone can put up solar panels on their rooftops and sell power to the state government. He said that because of Gujarat government’s efforts, the cost of solar power came down to Rs 8.50 per unit from Rs 15 per unit and hoped it would decrease to Rs 4 per unit.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/so...atform/939247/

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EIL lands BPCL consultancy deal

Engineers India Limited (EIL), on Friday, announced that it had secured consultancy services contract from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for Integrated Refinery Expansion Project (IREP), Kochi, for a Rs.720-crore fee.

The project involves enhancing crude oil refining capacity from the present 9.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) to 15.5 mmtpa, according to an official statement.

EIL will be providing consultancy services for project management, process design/ residual process design, detailed engineering, procurement, inspection and expediting, tendering, construction management and supervision including quality assurance, assistance in start-up, pre-commissioning, commissioning and guarantee test runs for units and facilities of plant.

Besides other major projects undertaken in the hydrocarbon sector by the company, EIL has to its credit 50 petroleum refinery projects, including grassroots, revamp and expansion. EIL has provided its services for most of the refineries existing in India owned by various prestigious clients such as IOC, BPCL, HPCL, CPCL, KRL, NRL and MRPL.

Of late, the company has diversified into newer areas such as nuclear, solar and thermal power, water and solid waste management, city gas distribution and fertilizers.