SK Group Sri Lanka LNG Terminal

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SK Group Sri Lanka LNG Terminal is a proposed and unnamed LNG terminal servicing Sri Lanka. There have been no development updates in over two years, and the project is presumed shelved as of 2022.

Location

The terminal is proposed for an unknown location in Sri Lanka.

Project Details

• Owner: SK Group
• Parent company: SK Group
• Location: unknown location in Sri Lanka
• Coordinates: TBD
• Type: Import
• Capacity:
• Status: Shelved
• Cost: US$600 million
• Start Year:

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

Background

In July 2020, SK Group announced that it was considering a US$600 million LNG project in Sri Lanka. SK Group, South Korea's third largest conglomerate (Chaebol) is currently in talks with the Sri Lankan authorities on the establishment of a number of investment ventures in Sri Lanka, including an LNG project. The proposed project would supply LNG to 930 MW power plants in Sri Lanka, running on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis.

There have been no development updates in over two years, and the project is presumed shelved as of 2022.