Gail Books Regas Capacity at Adani's East India Terminal
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has signed an LNG regasification agreement with Indian state-owned gas marketing company Gail, it said July 26.
As per the agreement, Adani Ports will provide LNG regasification services on a use or pay basis, at its upcoming import terminal at Dhamra in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Gail has booked 1.5mn mt/yr regasification capacity for a period of 20 years. The state-owned firm plans to supply the gas to its portfolio of customers located in the eastern region and along the under development Jagdishpur– Haldia gas grid.
“This project is now close to being fully subscribed and will play a pioneering role in powering eastern India towards a prosperous and economical gas based future. It will also become a hub for supply to Bangladesh and Myanmar” said Karan Adani, CEO, APSEZ.
The foundation stone of the terminal project was laid in July 2017. India’s Larson & Tubro has won the contract to set up gas storage facilities and CTCI Corporation, a Taiwanese firm, has bagged the contract for the regasification package, ADSEZ said. The terminal is expected to be commissioned by end-2021.
The proposed Dhamra LNG import terminal is designed for an initial capacity of 5mn mt/yr, expandable up to 10mn mt/yr. Initially, it will have two full containment type tanks of 180,000 m3 capacity each. It will have a jetty capable of handling a wide range of LNG supply vessels, including the largest Q-max fleet from Qatar. The terminal will be capable of reloading LNG to service proximate markets via the marine route and will also have truck loading gantries.