India’s First Floating LNG Storage & Regasification Unit Reaches Maharashtra

India’s First Floating LNG Storage & Regasification Unit Reaches Maharashtra

• The first “Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU)” in India has reached at JSW Jaigarh Port in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
• The LNG tanker “FSRU Hoegh Giant” sailed from Keppel Shipyard, Singapore, and was berthed at Jaigarh terminal in Maharashtra on April 12, 2021.
• FSRU Hoegh Giant is also be the first year-round Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Maharashtra.
• The FSRU-based LNG terminal is being commissioned by H-Energy Private Limited. H-Energy has hired the FSRU for a 10 year period.
• The LNG regasification terminal has storage capacity of 170,000 cubic metres and installed regasification capacity of 750 million cubic feet per day (equivalent to about six million tonnes a year).
• The FSRU based LNG Terminals aim at providing the ability to enhance the pace of natural gas import capability in an environment friendly and efficient manner.