Hazira Port has proposed to double the LNG terminal capacity at Hazira in Surat district of Gujarat.
The company's proposal has been recommended to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), for clearance by the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (GZMA).
Hazira Port, is a JV between Shell Gas BV - (Shell), and Total Gaz Electricite Holdings France - (Total). Shell holds 74 per cent in the JV.
The proposal involves Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) approval for proposed augmentation of existing capacity of LNG terminal from 5 million tpa to 10 million tpa by the Hazira LNG Terminal.