Ennore LNG Terminal

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Ennore LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in India with units that are proposed and operating.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ennore LNG Terminal (base project)	Ennore Port, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India	13.259407, 80.337425 (approximate)
Expansion	Ennore Port, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India	13.259407, 80.337425 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Ennore LNG Terminal (base project)	import	operating	5 mtpa	10.0 mtpa	False	–
Expansion	import	proposed	5 mtpa	10.0 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Ennore LNG Terminal (base project)	import	–	US$408,390,000
Expansion	import	US$408,390,000	US$408,390,000

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Ennore LNG Terminal (base project)	import	operating	2004	–	2015	2019	–
Expansion	import	proposed	2023	–	–	–	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Ennore LNG Terminal (base project)	import	operating	Indian Oil Corp Ltd [90%]; Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corp [10%]	Indian Oil Corp Ltd [90.0%]; Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corp [10.0%]	Indian Oil LNG
Expansion	import	proposed	unknown	unknown	Indian Oil LNG

Background

Ennore LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Port of Ennore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Construction of Chennai LNG Terminal is expected to be completed in 2018 and includes two 180,000 cubic meter LNG storage tanks, importing facilities, and a regasification terminal. The terminal's 5 mtpa receiving capacity is expected to increase to 10-15 mpta in the future. On commissioning, it will supply up to 20 million cubic feet of natural gas daily to industrial consumers and 18 million cubic meters of natural gas daily to southern Indian states. The gas will be used for power plants, fertilizer units, industrial, domestic, and transportation sectors.

Work on Indian Oil Corporation Limited's (IOCL) ₹5,151 crore LNG import terminal at Ennore has been completed and the facility is likely to receive its first consignment by the end of February 2019. The terminal also has regasification and storage capabilities and LNG road tankers loading facility. Sources in IOCL said that construction of the terminal and jetty facilities was complete and pre-commissioning and commissioning of various systems was in progress. Dredging work for the jetty and the channel that would bring cryogenic ships carrying natural gas in its liquid form is nearing completion. Construction of the terminal with a capacity of five million tonnes per annum began in November 2015.

The terminal entered commercial operation in March 2019.

Expansion Project

In November 2023, it was reported that Indian Oil LNG Private Limited (IOLPL), a joint venture company of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), was planning to expand the capacity of the terminal to 10 mtpa by investing Rs 34 billion (USD $408.39 million) into the expansion project.

In November 2023, Engineers India Lit was preparing the Environmental Impact Assessment and Rapid Risk Assessment studies of the proposed expansion. The project will also require Coastal Regulatory Zone clearance. The expansion project is expected to be completed and commissioned 54 months after the date of board approval.

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