Kukrahati LNG Terminal

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Kukrahati LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG terminal on the Hooghly Estuary in Kukrahati, East Medinipu, West Bengal, India. There have been no new development updates related to this terminal since 2020, and as of June 2024 the project is presumed cancelled.

Location

The terminal was proposed to 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: Cancelled
• 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.

According to the company website, additional approvals were received in 2020.

In June 2021, this project was mentioned by LNGPrime with connection to the Kanai Chhata-Shrirampur natural gas pipeline; however, no development updates for the terminal were provided.

As of June 2024, the project was still expected to be commissioned mid-2024, according to the company website. However, there have been no new development updates related to this terminal since 2020, and as of June 2024 this project is presumed cancelled.