India plans to double its gas grid and build reserves
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
India is planning to almost *double* its natural gas grid.
Also, India is smart to plan a Strategic Natural Gas Reserve.
Sunshine and breezes won’t power the country.
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“Amid a deepening global energy crisis, India is planning to set up a strategic gas reserve on the lines of its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), Livemint reported on Thursday.
According to the report, the government is planning to utilise existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) tunnels and exhausted oil wells and also planning to build new underground infrastructure similar to the large salt caverns for SPR.
India has 5.33 million tonnes (MT) of underground strategic oil reserve facilities in Visakhapatnam, Mangalore, and Padur.
The Centre can choose reserves close to the pipeline infrastructure so that fuel can be easily transported in times of need, Livemint reported, quoting government officials.
… The central government is also expanding its national gas grid to 35,000km from the current 20,000km. …”