Mundra LNG terminal inaugurated

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mundra LNG project and the connecting pipelines.

The facility has been developed by the Adani Group and Gujarat State Petroleum Corp and has the capacity to handle 5 million tons of LNG per year.

The facility consists of two LNG storage tanks of 160,000 cubic meters each and LNG jetty capable of receiving the LNG vessels of sizes ranging from 75,000 to 260,000 cubic meters.

The terminal also has a facility for LNG truck loading.

GSPC said the facility is a step towards India’s goal of realizing its plans of becoming a gas based economy.

The two pipelines Modi inaugurated on Monday, the 67-Km Mundra-Anjar Natural Gas transmission pipeline and the Mundra-Anjar pipeline connect the facility to the existing Gujarat State Petronet gas grid.

LNG World News Staff