GAIL Director (Finance) and CFO R K Jain
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State-run GAIL on Friday said that it imported a record 141 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in the last financial year, ending March 2025, which also reflects in the company’s all-time-high sales during the year.
At its annual general meeting (AGM), GAIL Director (Finance) and CFO RK Jain noted that FY25 has been an exceptional year for the company with record net profit, and sales.
“During FY25, your company imported a record 141 LNG cargoes, the highest ever in its operational history,” he emphasised.
Besides, to maximise power generation during the summer season from Gas Based Generating Stations, GAIL sourced five spot cargoes and around 112 million standard cubic meters per day (mscmd) of RLNG during the period April to June 2024, he added.
GAIL reported its highest profit before tax (PBT) and profit after tax (PAT) in FY25. The PBT rose 28 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to ₹14,825 crore. Similarly, PAT grew 28 per cent y-o-y to ₹11,312 crore. Revenue from operations rose to ₹1.37 lakh crore and its capex stood at ₹10,512 crore in FY25
Record sales
Jain pointed out to the shareholders of the Maharatna company that natural gas trading continues to be one of GAIL’s core businesses.
“During FY25, your company achieved the highest ever sales figure of 101.49 mscmd compared to 98.45 mscmd during FY24,” Jain noted.
In the City Gas Distribution (CGD) domain, said Jain, GAIL and its group entities continue to hold the largest footprint in the nation, with authorisation to develop CGD networks across 72 Geographical Areas (GAs) out of the total 307 in the country.
During the year, the company and its group companies added around 12.28 lakh piped natural gas (PNG) connections and about 507 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations, thereby reaching a cumulative base of approximately 95.7 lakh domestic PNG consumers and over 3,100 CNG stations.
During FY25, the total combined CNG and D-PNG sales from GAIL’s CGD entities amounted to around 15.4 mmscm, which works out to over 54 per cent market share, informed Jain.
In terms of throughput, GAIL’s natural gas transmission segment also achieved an all-time high during the year, with average volumes increasing by 6 per cent to 127.32 mscmd from 120.46 mscmd in the preceding year.
To promote LNG in transportation and allied sectors, GAIL and its subsidiaries have established 12 LNG/LCNG stations towards infrastructure development along major highways and mining belts.
Operational network
With an operational network extending over around 16,421 km, GAIL is actively engaged in augmenting the National Gas Grid. During FY25, GAIL commissioned around 277 km and undertook lowering works over 717 km of pipeline length, Jain said.
Notable projects under execution include the Durgapur–Haldia and Dhamra–Haldia sections of Jagdishpur–Haldia & Bokaro–Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline, the Srikakulam-Angul spur pipelines, the Mumbai–Nagpur–Jharsuguda corridor, the Krishnagiri–Coimbatore section of Kochi–Koottanad–Bengaluru–Mangaluru Pipeline and the Gurdaspur–Jammu pipeline.
In addition to expanding natural gas pipeline networks, GAIL has also received authorisation from PNGRB for capacity expansion of the Jamnagar-Loni LPG Pipeline from 3.25 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 6.5 mtpa.
Besides, two significant liquid hydrocarbon pipelines, namely the Uran–Usar Propane pipeline and the Vijaipur–Pata C2/C3 pipeline, are progressing at various stages of project execution, Jain added.
“Your company owns and operates 2,040 km of LPG pipeline network for LPG transmission consisting mainly of 1,427 km Jamnagar-Loni Pipeline (JLPL) and 610 km Vizag-Secunderabad Pipeline (VSPL). JLPL and VSPL networks together achieved the highest ever throughput of 4,478 mtpa during the FY25 compared to 4,396 mtpa in FY24,” he added.
A landmark infrastructure achievement related to LNG sourcing was the successful construction of the long-awaited breakwater project at the Dabhol LNG terminal, operated by GAIL’s subsidiary, Konkan LNG, Jain said.
This critical development has now transformed Dabhol LNG Terminal into an all-weather port and significantly enhanced your Company’s operational agility and flexibility, he added.
Published on August 29, 2025
