MUMBAI, Aug 7: Engineers India Ltd (EIL) has bagged a project management consultancy contract for 2,000 km Mallavaram-Bhopal-Bhilwara-Vijaipur natural gas pipeline project from GSPL India Transco Ltd (GITL).
The project consists of about 2,000-km of natural gas pipeline,
involving 1,650 km of trunk line plus 350 km of spur lines along with other facilities like dispatch and receipt terminals, telecom/SCADA network and metering facilities.
The pipline will transport gas from Andhra offshore fields like
those in Krishna Godavari basin to Bhilwara in Rajasthan.
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) holds 52 per cent stake in GITL while state refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has 26 per cent interest.
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) hold 11 per cent stake each in the GITL.
GITL is a special purpose vehicle formed to execute the Rs 7,225 crore Mallavaram-Bhopal-Bhilwara-Vijaipur pipeline project.
“Traversing through total 27 districts of four states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the pipeline has a considerably challenging terrain,’ a release said.
Targeted for a capacity to transport 76.25 million standard cubic meters of natural gas per day, the project is expected to be
completed in 30 months, EIL said but did not give financial details of the contract.
EIL will be providing engineering consultancy services which include preparation of pre-bid documents and shall function as ‘Owner’s Engineer’ apart from providing project management consultancy and construction supervision services.
‘EIL shall also be responsible for materials management, quality assurance, and assistance in pre-commissioning and commissioning of the project,’ the release added. (UNI)
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