Budget 2020: National Gas Grid to be expanded to 27,000 km from 16,200 km
Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday laid down plans for the expansion of National Gas Grid to 27,000 km from the present 16,200 km.
Currently, around 7,000 km of pipeline is under construction. Besides, the city gas distribution projects are expected to add several thousand more kilometres of steel pipeline.
India is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China. It aims to achieve the emission reduction targets pledged at twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Paris by promoting the use of natural gas and green fuel.
