New Delhi: The government will set up 15,000 km of additional gas transport infrastructure and further exploit coal bed methane gas reserves, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Thursday.
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India has an existing gas pipeline network of 15,000 km and requires to add an additional 15,000 km, which will be developed in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, Jaitley said in his budget speech for 2014-15.
The enhanced grid will promote usage of gas, reducing dependence on one source of energy, he added.