Gas Authority Of India Limited (GAIL) chairman B C Tripathi said that GAIL would take active steps to establish an RLNG (re-gasified liquefied natural gas) terminal in the Krishna Godavari Basin.
Tripathi called on the Chief Minister, N Kiran Kumar Reddy, at the state Secretariat in Hyderabad on Friday.
Initially, an FSRU (Floating Storage, Regas And Unloading) terminal will be set up, and after its success, a land-based terminal will be set up in the state through the Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation.
It may be recalled that the CM has requested Jaipal Reddy, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, to intervene to instruct GAIL and GAIL Gas to initiate measures to set up an RLNG Terminal in the state through the Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation (APGDC), in which GAIL Gas has 50% equity.
The issue was also highlighted in the CM's speech in the National Development Council meeting.
The RLNG terminal in AP is expected to ensure an uninterrupted supply of natural gas to industries to meet the current shortfall.
The state has a 974-kilometre coastline, and a suitable location can be identified to establish the RLNG terminal.
The state also has a huge natural gas pipeline infrastructure. Ceramic and glass industries, which have started their projects in the state, are ready to consume RLNG.
The PCPIR, which is to be established along the Vizag-Kakinada corridor, is expected to be one of the biggest consumers of RLNG. (INN)