Adani-Total’s Dhamra LNG primes with 1st gas supply
NEW DELHI: At 8 am on Saturday, Malta-registered vessel ‘Milaha Ras Laffan’ docked at the Dhamra LNG (liquefied natural gas) import terminal in Odisha to deliver the first cargo of superchilled gas to the Rs 6,000-crore project built by Adani Total – an equal joint venture between the Ahmedabad-based conglomerate and French major TotalEnergies.
The berthing signalled opening of the national gas grid’s first eastern feeding point, needed for improving access for fuelling industrial growth – including reviving fertiliser plants – and building city gas services in the hinterland.
Dhamra, with annual capacity of 5 million tonne LNG, will be the main supply point for state-run GAIL’s ‘Urja Ganga’ pipeline, a key piece of infrastructure in PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Purvoday’ (eastern revival) plan.
