H-Energy Pvt Ltd won the bid for laying the first natural gas pipeline in Eastern India. The bids for Contai-Dattapulia-Jajpur-Dhamra-Cuttack-Paradip natural gas pipeline were opened on May 12, 2016 by the pipeline regulatory authority (PNGRB) where H-Energy emerged as the winning bidder amongst the four technically qualified bidders.The pipeline will span more than 715 km and will connect important demand centres in West Bengal and Odisha delivering gas to major industrial consumers such as refineries, petro-chemical units, fertiliser units and power plants. Further, the pipeline will help develop city gas networks in major regions across Eastern India such as Kolkata, Khordha, and Cuttack in line with Indian Government?s ?Smart City? initiative. The pipeline will also deliver re-gasified LNG to customers in Western Bangladesh near Dattapulia at India-Bangladesh border.