Indian Petronet Expands Dahej Terminal Capacity

India’s biggest LNG importer, Petronet LNG, has expanded the capacity of its Dahej LNG import terminal, it said June 10 in a regulatory filing.

Dahej import terminal’s capacity has increased to 17.5mn metric tons/year from 15mn mt/yr. The terminal is located in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

Petronet said that facilities related to expansion of Dahej LNG terminal has been commissioned and under stabilisation. “As such the additional gas send-out from Dahej LNG terminal has commenced. The performance guarantee test shall be performed once the system is stabilized,” it said.

In addition to the Dahej terminal, Petronet also operates the 5mn mt/yr Kochi import terminal in the southern Indian state of Kerala.