Independent operator in pipeline to manage gas distribution

New Delhi: The government will set up an independent operator to manage the common carrier capacity of natural gas pipelines in the country, which will induce transparency in pipeline usage, give all marketers a level playing field and help develop the country’s natural gas market.

“An independent gas transport system operator will be set up for facilitation and coordination of booking of common carrier capacity in all natural gas pipelines on a non-discriminatory, open-access basis,” finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech.