Chhara LNG Terminal

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Chhara LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal under construction in Chhara, Gujarat state, India.

Location

Satellite photography from Planet shows the terminal under construction between November 2019 and April 2020.

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Project Details

• Owner: HPCL Shapoorji Energy Private Limited
• Parent company: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (100%)
• Location: Chhara, Gujarat, India
• Coordinates: 20.721240, 70.749983 (exact)
• Type: Import
• Capacity: 5 mtpa
• Status: Construction
• Cost: Rs 4300 crore (USD$559 million)
• Start year: 2024
  • Formerly 2023, and then 2025

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

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.

In July 2019 a contract to build the terminal was awarded to Toyo Engineering Corporation. Construction reportedly began in August 2019.

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.

According to the 2023 GIIGNL report, released in July of that year, the terminal was expected to begin by the end of 2023.

In March 2024, the company purchased a commissioning cargo for the Chhara terminal for delivery in April. 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.

According to the GIIGNL Annual Report 2024, commissioning was delayed due to a fender failure, which caused problems in berthing the LNG carrier.

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.

In May 2024, LNG Prime reported that the terminal's commissioning date was delayed to October 2024.