Section 5(6)(b) in The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008
(b)entity is technically capable of laying and building natural gas pipeline as per the following qualifying criteria, namely:-(i)entity has on its own in the past laid and built either a hydrocarbon pipeline of a length not less than three hundred kilometers on a cumulative basis or a city or local natural gas distribution network;(ii)entity has a joint venture with another entity (with at least eleven percent equity holding by that entity) which in the past has either laid and built a hydrocarbon pipeline of a length not less than three hundred kilometers on a cumulative basis or a city or local natural gas distribution network;(iii)entity Intends to lay and build proposed natural gas pipeline on lump sum turnkey or project management consultancy basis through one or more technical competent firms, which in the past have laid and built a hydrocarbon pipeline of a length not less than three hundred kilometers or a city or local natural gas distribution network and the entity shall also enclose a list of such firms along with aforesaid proof of the technical competence: