GAIL (India) Ltd. was incorporated in August, 1984 as a Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG), with the mission of “accelerating and optimizing the effective and economic use of Natural Gas and its fractions for the benefit of the national economy”.

GAIL (India) Ltd. is a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. GAIL has a large network of Natural Gas pipelines of ~ 16,420 Km; two LPG Pipeline systems of ~ 2040 Km; five Gas Processing plants for production of LPG and other liquid hydrocarbons with a combined production capacity of around 1.4 MMTPA and a gas based integrated petrochemical plant of capacity 810 KTPA of polymer. GAIL is co-promoter of two other petrochemical projects including 280 KTPA Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) Complex in Assam and 1.4 MMTPA ONGC Petro-additions Limited (OPaL) project in Gujarat. Petronet LNG, a JV of GAIL, operates two LNG regasification terminals at Dahej & Kochi. GAIL is also the promoter of Konkan LNG Private Limited which operates LNG regasification terminal at Dhabol with design capacity of 5 MMTPA. Further GAIL has 14.72% equity stake in Ramagundam Fertilizer and Chemicals Ltd. (RFCL) incorporated by NFL, EIL & FCIL for producing 2200 MTPD Ammonia and 3850 MTPD Urea. GAIL is also in the process of setting up of a Coal Gasification based Fertilizer plant through a JV- Talcher Fertilizer Ltd. (TFL) formed with Coal India Ltd. (CIL), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. (RCF) each having 33.33% equity share and Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCI) which has 0.01% equity. GAIL has also acquired 26% stake in ONGC Tripura Power Company and 26% equity stake in M/s LNG Japonica Shipping Corporation Limited. Further, GAIL has acquired JBF Petrochemicals Limited (JBFPL) of 1.25 MMTPA Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) through Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). JBFPL has been renamed as GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (GMPL) and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL.

GAIL is a pioneer in city gas distribution (CGD) business in India. It has presence in 72 Geographical Areas across India after completion of 12th CGD Bidding round. GAIL has 8 JVs and three subsidiaries in India for its CGD business.

Further, GAIL has overseas presence in Russia, USA, Singapore, Myanmar, China, and Egypt. It has opened offices in Singapore, Yangon, Houston and Moscow (Bharat Energy Office). It has a wholly owned subsidiary, GAIL Global (USA) Inc. (GGUI) in USA. GGUI has formed subsidiary, GAIL Global (USA) LNG LLC (GGULL) which has booked 2.3 MMTPA capacity in Cove Point LNG liquefaction project. GAIL has another wholly-owned subsidiary company viz. GAIL Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., for trading in LNG and for undertaking overseas investments. GAIL’s total LNG sourcing portfolio is about 15.5 MMTPA.

GAIL has participating interest in 13 blocks of which 10 blocks are in India, 2 in Myanmar and 1 shale gas JV in Eagle Ford Basin, Texas, USA. Besides, GAIL has 4.17% equity partnership in South East Asia Gas Pipeline Company (SEAGP) which is transporting gas from Myanmar to China. GAIL has made investments in three companies in downstream business at Egypt and China.

GAIL has renewable portfolio of ~135 MW including ~118 MW of wind and ~17 MW of solar energy. In addition, GAIL is exploring various business opportunities in the Production and Marketing of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) from organic waste. Emerging areas including ethanol, hydrogen, coal gasification, Small Scale LNG unit, LNG retail vertical etc. are also being explored for new business opportunities.

As part of initiatives taken regarding development of Hydrogen value chain, GAIL successfully tested project for Hydrogen blending in Indore and has commissioned the country’s first 10 MW Green Hydrogen electrolyzer in Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh, having a capacity to produce 4.3 TPD of Hydrogen through electrolysis using renewable power. GAIL successfully commissioned India’s first Small Scale LNG (SSLNG) Skid at GAIL, Vijaipur, showcasing the potential of SSLNG technology in connecting isolated sources and consumers to the natural gas supply chain. GAIL has developed a Net Zero strategy and organization-wide roadmap to achieve a 100% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035 and 35% reduction in Scope-3 by 2040.