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Pradeep Kumar

12/07/21 10:45 AM IST

First Private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur

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Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has emphasized the importance of alternate biofuels for diversification of agriculture towards the energy and power sector.

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  • Inaugurating the country’s first Private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur today he said in our economy we are spending 8 lakh crores for the import of petrol diesel and petroleum products which is a big challenge.
  • The Minister said we have designed a policy that encourages the development of imports substitute cost-effective pollution-free and indigenous ethanol,  bio CNG, LNG, and hydrogen fuels.
  • He said the ministry is constantly working on different alternative fuels.
  • He said we have to use surplus in rice , corn and sugar to prevent it from going waste.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
  • Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been converted to a liquid form for the ease and safety of natural gas transport.
  • Natural gas is cooled to approximately -260 F, creating a clear, colorless, and non-toxic liquid that can be transported from areas with a large supply of natural gas to areas that demand more natural gas.
  • In its liquid state, natural gas takes up 1/600th of the space, meaning that natural gas is shrunk 600 times, making it much easier to ship and store when pipeline transport is not feasible.
  • As world energy consumption increases, experts anticipate that the LNG trade will grow in importance.
Source: PIB

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