Kakinada SEZ, a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh Gas Development Corporation (APGDC). According to the MoU, Kakinada SEZ will get access to piped domestic natural gas for its upcoming 10,500-acre zone. Kakinada SEZ, with this development, would be the first zone on Eastern Coast of India that can provide piped Natural Gas supply to all its industrial units.
The 10,500-acre zone is located on the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor with 8,521 acres reserved for industrial land and the rest 1879 acres earmarked for a Greenfield commercial port. Kakinada SEZ is located 6 kms away from the Kakinada Srikakulam Pipeline. APGDC, as per the MoU, has agreed to lay a spur line from the main trunk line to the zone premises for facilitating piped gas access to commercial & industrial customers. APGDC is authorized by PNGRB for laying, operating and expanding Gas Distribution Network in Andhra Pradesh. APGDC is executing the Kakinada – Srikakulam high pressure Natural Gas Pipeline (KSPL) to facilitate supply of gas for industrial use. The work for 90 kms of Phase I of the KSPL pipeline originating at Kakinada is already underway.
@EPC World Media
