Ava Risk Group Limited (ASX: AVA) (“Ava” or “the Company”) is pleased to advise that it has secured a contract with GAIL (India) Limited (“GAIL”) to deploy its market leading fibre sensing technology to a critical gas pipeline in Inda.
The contract, valued at A$0.9 million, provides the deployment of Aura Ai-X’s Distributed Acoustic Sensing technology along the Kochi–Koottanad–Bangalore–Mangalore pipeline. The systems will monitor and identify threats like heavy equipment movement, jack hammer operation, mechanized drilling, excavation, and precise fibre break location detection. Delivery is expected to occur in the current quarter and is not subject to any material conditions.
The Kochi–Koottanad–Bangalore–Mangalore pipeline, spanning 1,104km, represents a critical piece of infrastructure that aims to connect South India to the national gas grid, providing natural gas to industries and consumers across the region. Scheduled to commence operations in 2025, rapid deployment capability was a key procurement consideration for GAIL, further highlighting the competitive advantage of Ava’s solutions. This contract builds upon a long and trusted relationship with the Company’s technology previously deployed across multiple operations including at Vadodara, Bengaluru, and Jamnagar-Loni.
Commenting on the contract, Ava CEO Mal Maginnis said: “We are delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with GAIL, one of India’s premier infrastructure operators. This contract validates our position as the preferred technology provider for critical infrastructure protection in the energy sector. The selection of our detection technology for this strategic pipeline demonstrates the trust GAIL places in our ability to deliver reliable solutions that protect vital national assets.”
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About Ava Risk Group
Ava Risk Group is a global leader in providing technologies and services to protect critical and high value assets and infrastructure. It operates three business segments – Detect, Access and Illuminate. The Detect segment manufactures and markets ‘smart’ fibre optic sensing systems for security and condition monitoring for a range of applications including perimeters, pipelines, conveyors, power cables and data networks. Access is a specialist in the development, manufacture and supply of high security biometric readers, security access control and electronic locking products. Illumination specialises in the development and manufacture of illuminators, ANPR cameras and perimeter detectors. Ava Risk Group products and services are trusted by some of the most security conscious commercial, industrial, military and government clients in the world. www.avariskgroup.com