Archive · 29 May 2025
Thiruvananthapuram City Gas Project Reaches 13,480 Connections
A gas project in Thiruvananthapuram has connected over 13,000 homes to natural gas.
The company is working to add thousands more connections soon.
New gas stations are also being built.
The project uses special methods to lay pipelines, minimizing road damage.
A new gas plant supports distribution to more areas, including a camp.
The project will also support cargo movement when the Vizhinjam port starts operations.
13,480 PNG connections have been provided in Thiruvananthapuram.
6,000 additional connections are planned by September.
Areas under development include Sreekaryam, Edavacode, and others.
Thonnakkal plant supports gas distribution to Murukkumpuzha and Pallipuram.
New CNG stations are being developed at Vizhinjam, Kamaleswaram, and Nalanchira.
- Who
- THINK Gas (formerly AG&P Pratham)
- What
- City gas project providing PNG connections and developing CNG stations.
- When
- Ongoing, with completion expected by July for household connections in some areas, and May 31 for highway pipeline work
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram city
- Why
- To provide natural gas connections to households and support transportation with CNG stations.
- Connections Provided
- 13,480
- Planned Additional Connections
- 6,000 by September
- Pipeline Laid
- 584 km MDPE, 48 km steel
- Total CNG Outlets
- 20 in Thiruvananthapuram district
- Expenditure
- ₹700 crore