Bhubaneswar: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Friday said it has signed a long-term agreement with GAIL to provide Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification services on a use or pay basis, at its upcoming LNG import terminal at Dhamra.
According to the agreement, GAIL India has booked 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) regasification capacity for 20 years. GAIL plans to supply the gas to its portfolio of customers located in the eastern region and along the under-development Jagdishpur–Haldia gas grid.
APSEZ CEO Karan Adani said: “Partnering with GAIL India to facilitate LNG import is a milestone for Adani Ports. 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.”
The foundation stone of the project was laid July 17 and Larsen & Toubro has started construction work. The terminal is likely to be commissioned in the second half of 2021.
The proposed Dhamra LNG import terminal will have an initial capacity of 5 MTPA, which would be expandable up to 10 MTPA. Initially, it will have two full containment-type tanks of 1,80,000 cubic metres capacity each. It will be the first of its kind in India and the second LNG terminal on the east coast after IOC’s Ennore terminal in Tamil Nadu.
According to the company’s statement, the terminal 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 markets nearby by sea and will also have truck loading gantries to help grow the nascent-but-exciting LNG-by-truck market.
