CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s first floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Jaigarh in Maharashtra is expected to be operational in the second half of 2022. Besides, another floating terminal at Jafrabad in Gujarat is also likely to begin operations this calendar year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Gujarat. Petronet LNG Limited had set up India’s first LNG receiving and regasification terminal in Dahej, Gujarat. The Dahej terminal has a nominal capacity of 17.5 million tonnes per year (equivalent to 70 million cubic meters per day of natural gas at standard conditions).

Detailed explanation-3: -India has LNG terminals at Dahej, Hazira and Mundra in Gujarat, Dhabol in Maharashtra, Kochi in Kerala and Ennore in Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-4: -New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), a major state port in Mangalore, Karnataka signed a Cooperation Agreement with Singapore based LNG Alliance Pte Ltd to develop a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminal with an initial capacity of 4 MTPA, with provision for LNG virtual pipelines and an LNG bunkering facility.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Kochi terminal is India’s fourth LNG terminal, with a capacity of five million tonnes per annum. It is currently the biggest facility of its kind in India and the first to be built in south India.