Kukrahati LNG Terminal

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Kukrahati LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal on the Hooghly Estuary in Kukrahati, East Medinipu, West Bengal, India.

Location

The terminal will be located on 48 acres in the Hooghly Estuary in Kukrahati, East Medinipu, West Bengal, India.

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Project Details

• Owner: Bengal Concessions Private Limited
• Parent: H-Energy (owned by Hiranandani Group)
• Location: Kukrahati, East Medinipu, West Bengal, India
• Coordinates: 21.918011, 88.002516 (approximate)
• Capacity: 3 mtpa
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2024

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

Background

In November 2019 H-Energy received environmental approval to build the 5-mtpa terminal from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The terminal's original capacity will be 3 mtpa, with the option to be expanded to 5 mtpa in the future.

According to the 2023 GIIGNL report, the project has received EC Approval, as well as approvals from National Waterways and Kolkata Port Trust.