India’s April LNG imports climb

The country imported 3.03 billion cubic meters, or about 2.3 million metric tonnes, of LNG in April via long-term contracts and spot purchases.

Aptil LNG imports were similar to the previous two months.

PPAC’s data previously showed that LNG imports rose in January and February compared to the previous year, while March imports were slightly lower.

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, according to PPAC.

India paid $1.3 billion for April LNG imports, up from $1 billion in April 2024.

Moreover, India’s natural gas production reached about 2.90 bcm in April, a drop of 1.7 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year.

Eight LNG terminals

India now 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 terminal.

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-March, the 5.2 mtpa Hazira terminal operated at 34.9 percent capacity.

The 5 mtpa Dhamra LNG terminal operated at 40.8 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Dabhol LNG terminal operated at 46.6 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Kochi LNG terminal operated at 22.3 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Ennore LNG terminal operated at 25.2 percent capacity, and the 5 mtpa Mundra LNG terminal operated at 21.9 percent capacity.

PPAC did not release the March data for Petronet LNG’s terminals.

During April-February, the 17.5 mtpa Dahej terminal operated at 98.1 percent capacity, while the 5 mtpa Kochi terminal operated at 22.3 percent capacity.

Petronet LNG expects to launch an additional 5 mtpa capacity at its Dahej LNG terminal in western Gujarat state by June this year.