LNG terminal at Dhamra receives first shipment

The first shipment of liquefied natural gas was received by the facility from the Qatari ship ‘Milaha Ras Laffan’

The new LNG import facility at Dhamra, situated on the eastern coast of India, has been launched by Adani Group and TotalEnergies. The first shipment of liquefied natural gas was received by the facility from the Qatari ship ‘Milaha Ras Laffan’ on April 1, which contained 2.6 trillion British thermal units of natural gas in its frozen form.

The commissioning and testing operations will take around 45 days, and commercial operations are anticipated to begin after that. The terminal will produce natural gas for various purposes, including steel making, fertilizer production, and conversion to CNG and cooking gas, and will play a crucial role in fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of increasing natural gas usage in the country’s energy mix to 15 per cent by 2030 from the current 6.3 per cent.

Dhamra is India’s only LNG import terminal on the eastern coast and the second on the entire coast, with the other five terminals located on the western coast. Adani Total Pvt Ltd, which holds a 50-50 stake in the project, will use the received cargo for safety checks and system testing before starting commercial operations. The facility is expected to import around 2.2-2.3 million tonnes of LNG in the first year, followed by a gradual ramp-up to full capacity.