GEECL commissions pipeline at Asansol

New Delhi: Great Eastern Energy Corp (GEECL) said it has commissioned its first natural gas pipeline at Asansol in West Bengal. The 11.8-km pipeline would be the first pipeline to transport gas extracted from below coal seams - known as Coal Bed Methane (CBM), a company statement said here.

The 12-inch pipeline can carry one million standard cubic meters per day of gas at 15 bar pressure and would cater to the requirements of customers in Burnpur and Asansol area.

“This pipeline can feed other pipelines connecting Kulti towards the west and Durgapur in the east,” it said. GEECL Chief Operating Officer Mr Prashant Modi said: “GEECL is delighted to commission its first trunk pipeline connecting its Gas Gathering Sta tion to its Central Gathering Station, thus achieving a milestone in the construction of its pipelines.”

The company has received the right of user (ROU) permission from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for laying a pipeline from Asansol to Durgapur, a 57-km stretch, and has started laying the pipeline on that route.