State run GAIL India has finished the first phase of pipeline work that will connect the upcoming LNG import facility at Kochi to consumers in Kerala. This mechanical completion will be helpful for gas intake subject to availability of gas from Petronet LNG.
The company aims to complete the pipeline work in first quarter of 2013 after dredging of the navigational port is done. The Phase-I of the piepline will connect the Kochi terminal to Fertilizer and Chemicals Travancore's (FACT) plant. The 879-km Phase-II pipeline to Mangalore and Bengaluru in Karnataka is under implementation and the actual physical progress of the project is 64.1%.
