Petronet plans to complete Dahej LNG expansion by end of this year

The Dahej LNG terminal is India’s largest LNG import facility and currently has a capacity of 17.5 mtpa.

Last year, Petronet launched two new Dahej LNG storage tanks, T-107 and T-108, each with a capacity of 180,000 cbm.

These two tanks add to six existing storage tanks at the Dahej terminal with a total capacity of 932,000 cbm, while Pertonet is also building a third jetty at the facility.

Petronet’s executives previously stated that the 5 mtpa additional capacity at the Dahej terminal would be available by March 2025, but later revised this to June this year.

Asked about the status of the expansion project during Petronet’s earnings call, Petronet’s finance chief Saurav Mitra said “there were some slippages because of the monsoon and as well as the war-like situation which had emerged.”

“And because of that, there were enhanced security concerns from both the government side as well as from our side. So it has slightly impacted the construction work, but we don’t see much of a delay,” Mitra said.

“So by the end of this calendar year, we should be able to complete the construction and start the commissioning exercise. And by the first quarter of next calendar year, we should have a stable enhanced capacity terminal working,” he said.

Mitra also noted that the construction of the third jetty is “going on as per the schedule.”

The new jetty is expected to be online in 2027 and will be able to handle LNG, ethane, and propane.