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The country imported 3 billion cubic meters, or about 2.2 million metric tonnes of LNG in June, via long-term contracts and spot purchases.
June LNG imports were similar to those of the previous month, when they reached 2.97 bcm.
India imported 8.77 bcm of LNG during April-June, up by 4.6 percent compared to the previous year, according to the data.
From April 2024 to March 2025, India took 36.99 bcm of LNG, or about 27.7 million metric tonnes, up by 15.4 percent compared to the same period in the year before, PPAC’s data previously showed.
India paid $1.3 billion for June LNG imports, down from $1.4 billion in June 2024.
Moreover, India’s natural gas production reached 2.90 bcm in June, a drop of 3.1 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year.
LNG terminals
India imports LNG via eight facilities with a combined capacity of about 52.7 million tonnes per year.
These include Petronet LNG’s Dahej and Kochi terminals, Shell’s Hazira terminal, and the Dabhol LNG, Ennore LNG, Mundra LNG, and Dhamra LNG terminals.
The newest LNG import terminal is HPCL’s 5 mtpa Chhara LNG import terminal in India’s Gujarat, which launched commercial operations in February.
PPAC said that during April-May this year, the 17.5 mtpa Dahej terminal operated at 89.9 percent capacity, while the 5.2 mtpa Hazira terminal operated at 18.1 percent capacity.
The 5 mtpa Dhamra LNG terminal operated at 42.1 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Dabhol LNG terminal operated at 33.3 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Kochi LNG terminal operated at 23.2 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Ennore LNG terminal operated at 25.8 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Mundra LNG terminal operated at 17.6 percent capacity, and the Chhara LNG terminal operated at 4percent capacity.
India’s largest LNG importer, Petronet LNG, pushed back the launch of an additional 5 mtpa capacity at its Dahej LNG terminal in western Gujarat state.
In May, the company’s executive said that “within the next three to four months, we expect this to be ready for commissioning.”