Chhara LNG Terminal
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Chhara LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in India.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Chhara LNG Terminal | Chhara, Gujarat, India[1] | 20.72124, 70.749983 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhara LNG Terminal | import[1] | operating[2] | 5 mtpa[2] | 5.0 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhara LNG Terminal | import[1] | US$617,500,000 (47,500,000,000 INR)[2] | US$617,500,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhara LNG Terminal | import[1] | operating[2] | – | – | 2019[3] | 2025[4][5][6][4][5][2] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhara LNG Terminal | import[1] | operating[2] | HPCL Shapoorji Energy Pvt Ltd [100%][7] | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd [100.0%] | – |
Background
The terminal is a part of a larger project in agreement with the Gujarat Maritime Board to develop a greenfield port in Chhara, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat, India. HPCL Shapoorji Energy Ltd, a joint venture between state-run oil refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and SP Infra, will develop the LNG regasification terminal with an initial capacity of 5 mtpa. The capacity of the LNG terminal can be expanded to 10 mtpa.[8]
In July 2019 a contract to build the terminal was awarded to Toyo Engineering Corporation.[9] Construction reportedly began in August 2019.[10]
In January 2022, The Times of India reported that the project would be ready for commissioning in 2023, but would not be fully commissioned for another two years due to a delay in constructing the associated R-LNG evacuation pipeline.[11]
According to the 2023 GIIGNL report, released in July of that year, the terminal was expected to begin by the end of 2023.[12]
In March 2024, the company purchased a commissioning cargo for the Chhara terminal for delivery in April.[13] However, in April 2024 the carrier did not unload this shipment at the facility due to technical issues; instead, the shipment was delivered to Petronet Dahej LNG terminal.[14]
According to the GIIGNL Annual Report 2024, commissioning was delayed due to a fender failure, which caused problems in berthing the LNG carrier.[15]
In April 2024, Argus Media reported that the terminal has been fully constructed but will be closed from May until September 2024 during the completion of a breakwater facility, which is required to ensure safe LNG tanker berthing during India's monsoon season. Once the breakwater facility is completed, the terminal should be officially commissioned.[16]
In May 2024, LNG Prime reported that the terminal's commissioning date was delayed to October 2024.[17]
The terminal officially launched commercial operations in February 2025. The total cost of the project was reported to be 47.5 billion Indian rupees ($549 million).[18]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/shapoorji-pallonji-group-bids-for-lng-regasification-terminal-project-at-mumbai-port/article9816331.ece.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://lngprime.com/asia/hpcl-launches-commercial-operations-at-chhara-lng-terminal/140719/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Work-commences-on-LNG-storage-and-re-gasification-unit-at-Chhara.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/chhara-lng-terminal-faces-pipeline-delay-work-yet-to-begin/articleshow/89102947.cms.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://lngprime.com/asia/indias-hindustan-petroleum-plans-to-launch-chhara-lng-terminal-by-october/112150/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://giignl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GIIGNL-2023-Annual-Report-July20.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/NewsroomDetails/330.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ P. Manoj, Shapoorji Pallonji Group bids for LNG regasification terminal project at Mumbai port The Hindu Business Line, January 09, 2018
- ↑ Toyo Engineering wins Chhara LNG terminal job, LNG World News, Jul. 12, 2019
- ↑ Work commences on LNG storage and re-gasification unit at Chhara, Projects Today, Aug. 26, 2019
- ↑ Jan 25, TNN / Updated:; 2022; Ist, 12:30. "Chhara Lng Terminal Faces Pipeline Delay, Work Yet To Begin | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ GIIGNL. The LNG Industry: GIIGNL Annual Report 2023. July 14, 2023.
- ↑ "India Prepares to Start New LNG Import Terminal as Demand Rises". BNN Bloomberg. Mar 19, 2024. Retrieved Jun 13, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Commissioning of India's Chhara LNG terminal delayed". LNGPrime. May 1, 2024. Retrieved Jun 13, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The LNG industry. GIIGNL Annual Report 2024" (PDF). GIIGNL- International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers. 2024. Retrieved Jun 13, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "India's Chhara LNG terminal faces commissioning delay". Argus Media. Apr 23, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "India's Hindustan Petroleum plans to launch Chhara LNG terminal by October". LNGPrime. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2025-02-10). "HPCL launches commercial operations at Chhara LNG terminal". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
