Archive · 28 Aug 2026
GAIL Plans Expansion Across Gas, LNG, Petrochemicals and Clean Energy
GAIL is a large Indian company that transports and supplies gas.
It wants to build more natural-gas and LPG pipelines.
Its natural-gas network is already longer than 18,690 kilometres.
New construction could bring the network close to 20,000 kilometres.
GAIL is also increasing the amount of LPG its Jamnagar-Loni pipeline can carry.
The company is expanding factories that make petrochemical products and is planning two gas-based fertiliser plants.
It is buying LNG from different sources and expanding its shipping access.
Company officials say these plans could improve energy security while cleaner energy becomes more important.
GAIL plans to expand natural-gas pipelines, LNG sourcing, LPG infrastructure, petrochemicals, fertiliser production and clean-energy investments.
Its natural-gas transmission network exceeds 18,690 kilometres, with another 1,500 kilometres under construction.
GAIL is doubling the 1,427-kilometre Jamnagar-Loni LPG pipeline’s capacity to 6.5 million tonnes annually from 3.25 million tonnes.
The company commissioned a polypropylene unit at Pata and is advancing petrochemical projects at Usar and Mangalore.
GAIL plans about ₹21,000 crore for two fertiliser plants and imported 132 LNG cargoes during FY26.
- Who
- State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd, led by Chairman Deepak Gupta.
- What
- GAIL is expanding its gas pipelines, LNG sourcing and shipping, LPG infrastructure, petrochemicals, fertiliser production and clean-energy activities.
- When
- The plans were outlined at GAIL’s 42nd annual general meeting held on Thursday; the article reports LNG imports during FY26.
- Where
- The projects involve GAIL’s Indian network and facilities at Pata, Usar, Mangalore, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- Geopolitical tensions and LNG supply disruptions around the Middle East and Strait of Hormuz have increased concerns about energy security, supply reliability and market volatility.
- Natural-gas network
- More than 18,690 kilometres are operational, with another 1,500 kilometres under construction.
- Jamnagar-Loni LPG pipeline
- The 1,427-kilometre pipeline is being expanded from 3.25 million tonnes per annum to 6.5 million tonnes per annum.
- Additional LPG pipelines
- Three pipelines with a combined length of about 1,775 kilometres have received regulatory approval.
- Pata polypropylene unit
- The 60,000-tonne-per-year unit increased the integrated complex’s capacity from 810,000 tonnes to 870,000 tonnes.
- Usar petrochemical project
- The propane dehydrogenation-polypropylene facility is planned to produce 500,000 tonnes annually and involves estimated investment of about ₹11,256 crore.
- LNG portfolio
- GAIL’s LNG sourcing portfolio stands at 16.56 million tonnes per annum; it imported 132 cargoes during FY26 and expanded shipping access to nine vessels.
- Fertiliser investments
- GAIL’s board gave in-principle approval for two gas-based plants in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, involving combined investment of about ₹21,000 crore.
