Ennore LNG Terminal

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Ennore LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operating in India. An expansion project is proposed.

Location

The terminal is located in the Port of Ennore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Project details

• Operator: Indian Oil LNG Private Limited
• Owner: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (90%), Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (10%)
• Parent company: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (90%), Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (10%)
• Location: Port of Ennore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Coordinates: 13.259407, 80.337425 (approximate)
• Capacity: 5 mtpa, 0.72 bcfd
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start year: 2019
• Cost:
• Financing:
• FID status:
• Associated infrastructure: Ennore-Barshi Gas Pipeline

Expansion project

• Operator: Indian Oil LNG Private Limited
• Owner:
• Parent company:
• Location: Port of Ennore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Coordinates: 13.259407, 80.337425 (approximate)
• Capacity: 5 mtpa
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start year:
• Cost: Rs 34 billion (408.39 million USD)
• Financing:
• FID status:
• Associated infrastructure: Ennore-Barshi Gas Pipeline

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.