Question : LNG TERMINAL



(a) whether the Government proposes to set up a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in Kerala;

(b) if so, the details and present status thereof; and

(c) the time by which the said Terminal is likely to start functioning?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SMT. PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)

(a) to (c): Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) is setting up a LNG terminal at Kochi. The terminal is mechanically completed and scheduled to be commissioned by mid of 2013.