IHI has been awarded an EPC contract to construct two of India’s largest LNG storage tanks at Dahej LNG terminal in State of Gujarat, by Petronet LNG. The two tanks will each have a net storage capacity of 170,000 m3. The construction is scheduled to be completed in 2016. IHI has already completed four 148,000 m3 LNG storage tanks at Dahej LNG terminal and two 155,000 m3 LNG storage tanks at Kochi LNG terminal in State of Kerala, for Petronet. In this winter, IHI has been awarded an EPC contract of two LNG storage tanks by GSPC LNG Limited.

By this continuous award of EPC contract, IHI’s share of LNG storage tanks in India will be more than seventy percent. Demand for LNG is constantly growing worldwide, with India playing a major role in the total increase in LNG demands. Plans for several LNG terminals are currently under development in India to fulfill the vast demand of energy.

As a pioneer in the LNG business, IHI has over 130 construction experience worldwide in LNG storage tanks projects, since it constructed the first LNG storage tank in Japan.