India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), Hoegh Giant
Höegh Giant,India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh terminal in Maharashtra earlier this month. Following the berthing of the FSRU, H-Energy is now gearing up to commission the vessel over the coming weeks.
The FSRU has a storage capacity of 170,000 m3 and has an installed re-gasification capacity of 750 million ft3 per day, equivalent to 6million tons annually. The Höegh Giantwill deliver re-gasified LNG to the 56km long Jaigarh-Dabhol natural gas pipeline, connecting the LNG terminal to the national gas grid.
Additionally, the facility will be capable of reloading LNG onto other LNG vessels for supply to other terminals as well as reloading onto small-scale LNG vessels for bunkering services. The facility will also be capable of delivering LNG through truck loading facilities in the near future for onshore retail distribution.
The Höegh Giant is equipped with an open loop system using seawater as heating medium and is paired with a propane closed loop intermediate regasification system which is an environment friendly system and does not have any adverse effects on surrounding seawater. This system has proven to be more efficient, robust and environment friendly compared to traditional regasification systems, H-Energy states.
