About four firms have been technically qualified for grant of authorisation for the Mallavaram-Srikakulam Natural Gas Pipeline Project. These include Dilip Buildcon Limited, GAIL (India) Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Tamilnadu Pipeline Company Limited. Bids for the same were invited by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) in May 2025.
The project involves laying, building or operating 290 km of natural gas pipeline from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited’s (ONGC) onshore gas terminal at Mallavaram to Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh with minimum system capacity of 10 million metric standard cubic meters per day (mmscmd) including common carrier capacity. The proposed pipeline will further connect to GAIL (India) Limited’s Srikakulam-Angul Natural Gas Pipeline Project.