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IOC Approves ₹2,448.70 Crore Kochi–Thoothukudi Natural Gas Pipeline
Indian Oil plans to build a large natural-gas pipeline in southern India.
The pipeline will connect Kochi to Thoothukudi through the Kanyakumari region.
It will be about 424.65 kilometres long.
Indian Oil’s board approved ₹2,448.70 crore for the project.
The pipeline could carry 6.84 million metric standard cubic metres of gas each day.
Part of its capacity will be available for other eligible users.
This could help move gas to industries and consumers along the route.
The project still needs required approvals, and Indian Oil has not announced when construction will finish.
Indian Oil Corporation approved a ₹2,448.70 crore investment for the Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi Natural Gas Pipeline.
The proposed pipeline will cover 424.65 kilometres between Kochi in Kerala and Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu.
Indian Oil will lay, build and operate the pipeline.
The system will have a transport capacity of 6.84 million metric standard cubic metres per day.
The project remains subject to statutory clearances, and no completion or commissioning timeline was disclosed.
- Who
- Indian Oil Corporation approved the project and will build and operate the pipeline.
- What
- A ₹2,448.70 crore, 424.65-kilometre natural-gas pipeline with capacity of 6.84 million metric standard cubic metres per day.
- Where
- The pipeline will run from Kochi in Kerala to Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, passing through the Kanyakumari region.
- When
- The board approved the proposal at a meeting held on September 21, 2026.
- Why
- The project is intended to strengthen gas connectivity and support gas transportation across industrial and consumption centres in southern India.
Key facts
- Project cost
- ₹2,448.70 crore
- Route length
- 424.65 kilometres
- Route
- Kochi–Kanyakumari–Thoothukudi
- Transport capacity
- 6.84 million metric standard cubic metres per day
- Common-carrier capacity
- At least 1.71 million metric standard cubic metres per day
- Project operator
- Indian Oil Corporation
- Project status
- Approved, but subject to statutory clearances; completion and commissioning dates were not disclosed
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