Sri Lanka considers schedule for LNG import project backed by Japanese and Indian firms
Sri Lanka is drawing up a schedule for an LNG import project at the port of Kerawalapitiya on the west coast of the island nation comprising a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) and associated infrastructure.
Petronet LNG of India plans regasification project in Sri Lanka as well as venture in Mauritius
Indian terminal owner and importer Petronet LNG plans to invest in a first regasification facility in Sri Lanka with a large Japanese company as an additional stakeholder.
Sri Lanka wants coal power projects to be converted to LNG
China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) is evaluating a 500 MW LNG-fuelled power project in Hambantota, southern Sri Lanka, which is meant to expanded to 1,000 MW at a later stage. President Maithripala Sirisena pushes for another 500 MW LNG-to-power plant just north of Colombo as he seeks to scrap coal-fired projects, or have them converted to natural gas.
