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    GAIL (India) Limited implemented initiatives to reduce fugitive methane emissions at its Vijaipur facility in Madhya Pradesh. This included recovering methane from compressor seals and repairing leaks found by infrared cameras. These efforts reduced methane emissions by over 2.89 million cubic meters per year from 2010-11 levels, avoiding $3 million in lost revenues annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 41,225 tons per year, equivalent to planting over 12,000 acres of trees.

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    GAIL (India) Limited implemented initiatives to reduce fugitive methane emissions at its Vijaipur facility in Madhya Pradesh. This included recovering methane from compressor seals and repairing leaks found by infrared cameras. These efforts reduced methane emissions by over 2.89 million cubic meters per year from 2010-11 levels, avoiding $3 million in lost revenues annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 41,225 tons per year, equivalent to planting over 12,000 acres of trees.

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    GAIL (India) Limited implemented initiatives to reduce fugitive methane emissions at its Vijaipur facility in Madhya Pradesh. This included recovering methane from compressor seals and repairing leaks found by infrared cameras. These efforts reduced methane emissions by over 2.89 million cubic meters per year from 2010-11 levels, avoiding $3 million in lost revenues annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 41,225 tons per year, equivalent to planting over 12,000 acres of trees.

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    GAIL (India) Limited: Fugitive Methane Emission Management Initiatives

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    GAIL (India) Limited implemented initiatives to reduce fugitive methane emissions at its Vijaipur facility in Madhya Pradesh. This included recovering methane from compressor seals and repairing leaks found by infrared cameras. These efforts reduced methane emissions by over 2.89 million cubic meters per year from 2010-11 levels, avoiding $3 million in lost revenues annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 41,225 tons per year, equivalent to planting over 12,000 acres of trees.

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    GAIL (India) Limited

    Fugitive Methane Emission Management


    Initiatives
    CASE STUDY

    Figure 1: IR Camera View of Fugitive Emissions

    Summary
    The Compressor Seal Gas Recovery Project was taken up at GAIL Vijaipur facility in addition to arrest of identified
    fugitive methane emissions from flanges, valves etc. This led to reduction of GHG footprint of the operations,
    minimize product loses, improve overall operational efficiency and enhance safety. The above efforts has been able
    to led yearly reduction of over 2.89 MMSCM methane emission on the baseline of 2010-11 which is equivalent to
    reducing 41,225 ton of CO2e annually, in other words, 12,376 acres of tree planted annually.

    Objective of Intervention
    The objective of the case study was to demonstrate the application of new technologies with industry best practices
    to identify, reduce methane emissions to the atmosphere in view of raising awareness within GAIL employees. To
    arrest & reduce methane emission to atmosphere and to identify GHG emission reduction opportunities, GAIL has
    joined Natural Gas STAR International programme of US-EPA. Under this initiative a thorough survey and detailed
    study to measure, manage and reduce Fugitive Emissions was planned. The associated benefits by arresting
    methane loss leads to minimizing product loses and improve overall operational efficiency and safety.

    Type of Intervention and Location


    Green House Gas (GHG) emissions reduction at GAIL Vijaipur Unit, District Guna, Madhya Pradesh
    Reinforcing Indias Commitment

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    Description of Intervention
    The fugitive and vented Methane emissions study was conducted in presence of the US-EPA representatives using
    Infra-Red (IR) Camera & calibrated equipment in 2011 at GAIL Vijaipur. Further another follow up study was carried
    in 2014 towards revalidation, identification and prioritization of fugitive emissions. GAIL has initiated the
    implementation of fugitive methane emissions reduction initiatives identified under the Global Methane Initiative.IR
    Camera has been used for identifying areas of leakage. Further, the recurring fugitive emissions due to Compressor
    wet seal degassing vents are identified and action has been taken for recovering natural gas back to the Seal Gas
    Recovery compressor system with a total investment of over INR 6 Crores. This has resulted in recovering the
    fugitive methane gas emission & cycles it back to the suction of the compressor thereby eliminating its discharge
    into atmosphere.

    Intangible or Tangible Benefit


    Through this initiative, GAIL Vijaipur has been able to reduce over 2.89 MMSCM (million m3)/ year methane
    emission over its baseline of 2010-11 which is equivalent to saving revenues over INR 3 Crores / year and reducing
    41,225 ton of CO2e annually. This also led to improve safety and operational efficiency.

    About GAIL (India) Limited


    GAILs commitment towards sustainability is ingrained in their vision statement- Be the Leading Company in Natural
    Gas and beyond, with Global Focus, Committed to Customer Care, Value Creation for all Stakeholders and
    Environmental Responsibility. Being an energy company, GAIL is committed to play a key role in building sustainable
    energy future for the country. From its humble beginning as a gas transmission company, GAIL became the largest
    Natural Gas Marketing & Transmission Company in the country. As an integrated energy major, GAIL is having
    around 11,000 Km Gas Pipelines, 2040 Km LPG Pipelines, seven gas processing plants of 1.4 MMTPA LPG / Liquid
    Hydrocarbons capacity and gas based petrochemical plant of 410,000 TPA polymer capacity. GAIL continues to
    explore opportunities globally with focus on gas sourcing. As the industry leader in natural gas, we have contracted
    gas supplies to put in place a diversified long-term import portfolio. Domestic Subsidiaries GAILs wholly owned
    subsidiary (100%) - GAIL Gas Ltd., supplying to Dewas, Sonepat, Agra, Ferozabad, Vadodara & Panvel, Brahmaputra
    Crackers & Polymers Ltd (BCPL) (70%),Overseas Subsidiaries- GAIL (Global) Singapore Pte (100%), GAIL (Global) USA
    Inc. (100%), GAIL Global (USA) LNG LLC (100% subsidiary of GAIL (Global) USA Inc.)Joint Ventures- Petronet LNG Ltd PLL (12.50%), ONGC Petro additions Limited- OPAL(15.5%), Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private limited- RGPPL
    (32.88%), GAIL China Gas Global Energy Holding(32.88%), City Gas Distribution (CGD) JVs- GAIL is a pioneer in City
    Gas Distribution business in India with 8 JVs, Mahanagar Gas Limited - MGL (35%), Indraprastha Gas Limited - IGL
    (22.50%), Bhagyanagar Gas Limited - BGL (22.50%), Green Gas Limited - GGL (22.50%), Central U.P. Gas Limited CUGL (25%), Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited - MNGL (22.50%), Aavantika Gas Limited - AGL (22.50%), Tripura
    Natural Gas Company Limited -TNGL (29%)

    Reinforcing Indias Commitment

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