A natural gas pipeline linking Hindustan Petroleum Corporation LTD's (HPCL) greenfield 5 million tonnes annual (MTPA) LNG regasification station – in Chhara in the Gir-Somnath region of Gujarat – with the gas grid has been commissioned.

Developed at a cost of over Rs 650 crore, Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) built a pipeline with capacity of 18 million standard cubic meters daily. Comprising the outskirts of the Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary's eco-sensitive zone, the pipeline commissioned on March 20 traverses.

From the HPCL LNG terminal at the Chhara in Gir-Somnath district to Lothpur in Amreli district, including the despatch terminal at Chhara LNG terminal, the work for engineering, procurement, and construction of the pipeline was assigned to the Mumbai-based construction company Ace Pipeline Contracts Private Limited (Ace Pipeline) in September 2023, the release added.

The 5 MTPA LNG capacity of the HPCL LNG terminal at Chhara in Gir Somnath is regasification capacity. Operating this terminal is HPCL LNG Limited, a division of State-run HPCL.