Gas Transmission Company Limited
The idea for creation of National Gas Transmission Company was conceived in the year 1987 on the basis of recommendation made by Coopers and Librand Associated, a Consultant appointed by DFID ( the then ODA) as a co-financier of multi-donor (IDA,CIDA,OPEC) funded Second Gas Development Project (SGDP). The terms of reference of the Consultant was to review the structure of Petrobangla and its companies concurrently with the Financial, Legal and Administrative framework and make recommendation for necessary changes, Accordingly they proposed to create a number of companies including a National Gas Transmission Company .
The separation of transmission from distribution is a very common practice where multi-field production is to be piped over a large geographical area to a number of distribution region.
ACTIVITIES
GTCL during FY 2016-2017 has transported gas by its 1560.43-km pipeline of 20-inch, 24-inch, 30-inch & 36-inch diameter of 960-1050 psig operating pressure for the franchise areas of Titas, Bakhrabad, Karnafully, Jalalabad, Parchimanchal and Sundarban gas distribution companies with 14,735.56, 2,506.20, 2,410.86, 1,259.61, 847.76 and 71.19 million cubic meters respectively totaling to 21,831.18 million cubic meter, which is 0.44% higher than the previous year. On the other hand, transported 327.32 million liters condensate, which is 54.12% higher than the previous year, during this year through the 6-inch 175-km North-South Condensate Pipeline from Jalalabad and Bibiyana gas fields.
