Global Infrastructure SherpaKinder Morgan's Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP) begins construction of the Cumberland Project, a 32-mile natural gas lateral to supply TVA's new combined-cycle gas plant
Kinder Morgan's subsidiary, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP), has commenced construction on the Cumberland Project, a 32-mile, 30-inch diameter natural gas lateral. This $225 million project will deliver 245,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day to the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) new combined-cycle gas plant in Stewart County, Tennessee, replacing an aging coal-fired facility. Construction began in April 2025 after legal challenges to federal water permits were dismissed, with an in-service date targeted for March 2026.
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The project is a 32-mile, 30-inch diameter natural gas lateral. It will deliver 245,000 dekatherms of additional natural gas per day. Construction began in April 2025 after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed all challenges to federal water permits. The project is intended to supply TVA's new combined-cycle gas plant, replacing an aging coal-fired facility. The construction created approximately 500 temporary jobs. The Cumberland Route crosses over almost 150 waterways, which were the basis for early lawsuits from various environmental organizations.
"Kinder Morgan advances construction plans for the Cumberland expansion of the Tennessee Gas Pipeline"
"The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, has begun building its Cumberland Project"
"to deliver 245,000 dekatherms of additional natural gas per day to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)."
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