Gas pipelines: All is not well on that front – 6 Jun 2025

Despite authorizations touching 34,233 km, only 25,429 km of gas pipelines are operational. Regulatory data shows delays and ground-level deviations slowing India’s gas grid rollout.

While common carrier lines form the bulk of India’s network, over 780 km are now dedicated lines, quietly catering to captive and commercial users through tailored gas delivery.

Projects like the Mehsana–Bathinda (GIGL) and Mallavaram–Bhopal–Vijaipur (GITL) pipelines remain incomplete 14 years after authorization. A deeper crisis of execution may be at play

With 565 km operational and 550 km under construction, sub-transmission networks remain a weak link—especially in northern and eastern India, where CGD support infrastructure is still minimal.

At least five under-construction tie-ins are now dedicated to LNG evacuation from emerging terminals like Swan, Karaikal, and Petronet expansion zones—indicating a private LNG-led build-out push

The flagship GAIL-led Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore and Dabhol-Bangalore trunk pipelines continue to miss targets, with large under-construction stretches remaining in Kerala and Karnataka.

Operational and dedicated gas pipeline listings show surprising new entrants—Torrent Gas, DFPCL, and even Maharaj Soaps—pushing private gas logistics at select industrial sites