First LNG Terminal In Karnataka

Highlights:

• The state of Karnataka has inked an agreement with the Singapore-based LNG Alliance Company to build the state's first LNG terminal in Mangalore.
• In partnership with the New Mangalore Port Trust, the first LNG terminal will be built in Karnataka (NMPT).
• The government has invested Rs 2,250 crore in the terminal's construction.
• Around 200 individuals will be directly employed as a result of this project.
• The terminal will be built as part of the Union Government's strategy to expand the alternative fuel sector in order to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.

• LNG port terminals are purpose-built facilities. 
• They are built to accommodate huge LNG carrier ships that load, transport, and unload LNG. LNG terminals are usually built next to a gas liquefaction and storage facility (for export) or a gas regasification and storage plant (import). 
• The Following are the LNG Port terminals in India,
• The Konkan LNG Private Limited terminal is situated in Dabhol, Maharashtra, and has a 5-million-tonne-per-year capacity.
• The Dahej Terminal, operated by Petronet LNG Ltd, is situated in Gujarat. The terminal has a 15-million-tonne-per-year capacity.
• Shell Limited's Hazira Terminal is situated in Gujarat and has a capability of 5 million tonnes per year.
• Petronet LNG Ltd's Kochi Terminal has a capability of 5 million tonnes per year.