GAIL (India) Limited, entered a phase of accelerated expansion, significantly strengthening India’s gas infrastructure. The company commissioned nearly 3,000 kilometres of new natural gas pipelines, expanding its national gas grid and improving connectivity across key industrial regions. The infrastructure push forms part of GAIL’s broader strategy to strengthen its liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio, expand petrochemical operations, and invest in green energy initiatives to support India’s evolving energy landscape.
Pipeline Network Crosses 17,000 km
The expansion has increased GAIL’s total pipeline network to around 17,000 kilometres, marking nearly 20% growth in grid length within the past year. This rapid expansion highlights the company’s focus on strengthening the country’s natural gas transportation capacity.
One of the most significant milestones is the commissioning of the 694-km Mumbai–Nagpur stretch of the Mumbai–Nagpur–Jharsuguda Pipeline (MNJPL). The project represents an engineering milestone, as it integrates a high-capacity gas pipeline within the utility corridor of the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway in Maharashtra. Notably, the development was executed under the PM GatiShakti framework, which promotes coordinated infrastructure development across sectors.