Modi says gas-based economy is the need of the hour for India
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the second Catalytic-Iso dewaxing unit of Haldia Refinery and dedicated to the nation the LPG import terminal, 348 km Dobhi–Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section in West Bengal which is part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project, as well as the 4-Lane ROB-cum-Flyover at Ranichak, Haldia on NH 41.
The Prime Minister asserted that many steps have been taken to modernize Kolkata’s Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust and called for strengthening the Haldia Dock Complex’s capacity and connectivity with the neighboring countries.
He stressed that gas-based economy is the need of the hour for India. One nation-one gas grid is an important step for meeting this need and is focused on reducing cost of natural gas and expanding gas-pipeline network.
“Our efforts have led to a situation where India is among the highest gas consuming nations,” said Modi on 7 Feb 2021, pointing out that the Hydrogen Mission was announced in the budget to promote cheap and clean energy.
Noting that scarcity of gas was leading to closure of industry in the region, he said the Dobhi-Durgapur Pipeline will provide clean piped LPG to the kitchens and enable clean CNG vehicles. Sindri and Durgapur Fertilizer factories will get continuous gas supply.
The Prime Minister has told GAIL and West Bengal government to quickly finish Durgapur-Haldia section of Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline.
He also underlined the Government’s commitment for clean fuel, work on capacity augmentation of BS-6 fuel plant.
The second Catalytic Dewaxing Unit will reduce our dependence on import with regard to lube-based oils. “We are moving towards a situation where we will be able to create export capacity,” said Modi.
The Prime Minister asserted that many steps have been taken to modernize Kolkata’s Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust and called for strengthening the Haldia Dock Complex’s capacity and connectivity with the neighboring countries. #tenders #contracts #projects #OPEC #investment /fiinews.com
