GAIL India commissions Dabhol-Bengaluru gas pipeline

GAIL India on 18 February 2013 commissioned a pipeline carrying gas from Dabhol LNG terminal at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra to Bengaluru.  The Rs 4,500 crore Dabhol-Bengaluru pipeline can carry 16 million standard cu mtrs of gas per day and the 73 km laid in the city will help initiate CNG supplies to automobiles as well as piped cooking gas to households. The 1,000-km gas pipeline will help industries in Belgaum, Dharwad, Gadag, Bellary, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Ramanagaram and Bangalore that have been burdened by costly and polluting liquid fuels such as naphtha and diesel. 

GAIL India Ltd : GAIL Bhawan, 16, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi 110066.  www.gailonline.com

Heidelberg Cement raises clinker, cement capacity in MP

Heidelberg Cement India has expanded its clinker manufacturing capacity and cement grinding capacity in Madhya Pradesh. The company has raised the clinker manufacturing capacity from 1.2 million tpa to 3.1 million tpa and cement grinding capacity from one million tpa to two million tpa at its Narsingarh and Imlai units in Damoh district respectively. With the increased capacity going on stream, the company has completed its over Rs 1,500 crore expansion project to raise its all India production capacity from from 3.1 million tpa to six million tpa.

Heidelberg Cement India Ltd : Infinity Tower C, DLF Cyber City - Phase II, Gurgaon 122002