Summary
The government is planning to set up an independent operator to manage common carrier capacity for all natural gas pipelines, which would give all gas marketers a level playing field going forward.
“An independent gas transport system operator will be set up for facilitation and coordination of booking of common carrier capacity in all natural gas pipelines on a non-discriminatory, open-access basis,” finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech.
ET was the first to report on December 28 that the government was planning to set up such an independent operator to meet the longstanding demand from industry to separate c......