Energy is considered a catalyst for economic growth. With a growing economy and a population of 1.26 billion aspiring for a better quality of life, increase in India’s energy demand is inevitable. Thus GAIL’s strategy for the period of 2011-2020 has been formulated to provide direction, build resilience and guide the Company’s growth. The top management plays a crucial role in achieving strategic objectives to make the organization an integrated hydrocarbon major with significant upstream, midstream and downstream interests. Further details of our strategic investments are available in the section on Adapting to new eco-system : Innovating for profitability.
Our Strategy
GAIL, as India’s youngest Maharatna public enterprise is committed to creating a better tomorrow that extends beyond our cleaner energy business. We have been rigorously working to reduce the impact of our operations on the environment and society. This involves taking strategic initiatives and making investments in clean energy such as wind and solar.
By integrating our commitment towards the economic, environmental and social concerns into the core of our business, GAIL strives to ensure a sustainable growth trajectory for itself. GAIL continues to work towards achieving voluntary targets as set under the Sustainability Aspirations 2020. Over a short span of our sustainability journey we have been able to make our mark at the national and international stage. We acknowledge the recognition we received for our initiatives and plan to continue to work hard towards actualizing our sustainability aspirations.
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GAIL is among the first Oil & Gas Companies in India to take voluntary targets to improve its GAIL Sustainability Reports in the form of Sustainability Aspirations 2020.
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| GHG Emissions (Scope I and II) |
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| Specific Energy Consumption |
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| Water Consumption |
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| Waste Water Recycling |
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| Training/Awareness on sustainability |
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Our progress on sustainability aspirations
Till FY 15-16, 2612 (61%) number of employees of GAIL have been trained on Sustainable Development
- Mega expansion of our two largest plants i.e. Pata Petrochemical Plant (capacity doubled after expansion) and Vijaipur Gas Processing Unit. The commissioning and stabilisation of new plants at Pata and Vijaipur led to additional flaring and venting. Further, the natural gas vented had high percentage of methane.
- Decrease in Revenues by over 8% from 2015 to 2016, led to distortion in turnover related ratios.
- Change of Global Warming Potential of methane from existing 21 to 25 as per IPCC guidelines.
- Due to the statutory requirement, inspection of LPG storage hortan spheres at GAIL Gandhar was carried out. Even after optimizing recovery through vapour recovery compressors, the remaining bottom LPG had to be flared. This led to additional increase of GHG emissions.
