GAIL shuts Ratnagiri LNG terminal till September, cuts imports: Sources

GAIL (India) Ltd has stopped importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its 5 million tonnes/year Ratnagiri plant since mid-May as it has shut the facility until end-September, two company sources said.

GAIL annually shuts the plant in the western Maharashtra state during monsoon season as rain and high tides make operations difficult without a breakwater.

However, a breakwater is expected to be ready next year that would obviate the need to shut the terminal during monsoons, one of the sources said.