The country imported 2.81 billion cubic meters, or about 2.1 million metric tonnes of LNG, in December via long-term contracts and spot purchases.
December LNG imports were similar to those in November.
India imported 26.2 bcm (19.7 million metric tonnes) of LNG during April-December, down by 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, according to the data.
From April 2024 to March 2025, India took 36.99 bcm of LNG, up by 15.4 percent compared to the same period in the year before, PPAC’s data previously showed.
India paid $1.1 billion for December LNG imports, down from $1.3 billion in December 2024, according to PPAC data.
Moreover, India’s natural gas production reached 2.94 bcm in December, a drop of 4.2 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year.
Natural gas production reached 26.37 bcm during April-December, down by 3.4 percent year-on-year.
LNG terminals
India imports LNG via eight facilities with a combined capacity of about 52.7 million tonnes per year.
These include Petronet LNG’s Dahej and Kochi terminals, Shell’s Hazira terminal, and the Dabhol LNG, Ennore LNG, Mundra LNG, and Dhamra LNG terminals.
The newest LNG import terminal is HPCL’s 5 mtpa Chhara LNG import terminal in India’s Gujarat, which launched commercial operations in February last year.
PPAC said that during April-November last year, the 17.5 mtpa Dahej terminal operated at 92.1 percent capacity, while the 5.2 mtpa Hazira terminal operated at 30.6 percent capacity.
The 5 mtpa Dhamra LNG terminal operated at 34.4 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Dabhol LNG terminal operated at 34.9 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Kochi LNG terminal operated at 25.1 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Ennore LNG terminal operated at 24.5 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Mundra LNG terminal operated at 17.5 percent capacity, and the Chhara LNG terminal operated at 5.6 percent capacity.
India’s largest LNG importer, Petronet LNG, expects to launch an additional 5 mtpa capacity at its Dahej LNG terminal in western Gujarat state by March 2026.
