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Liquid Natural Gas plant with regional ambitions in Hambantota

24 Aug 2020

[caption id="attachment_96048" align="alignleft" width="344"] From left: BOI Director General Sanjaya Mohottala, Pearl Energy Director Tania Siegertsz, and BOI Chairman Susantha Ratnayake[/caption] The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) signed an agreement with Pearl Energy (Pvt.) Ltd. to launch the “Hambantota LNG Hub”, a floating storage LNG trading facility at the Port of Hambantota, with the primary aim of trading LNG in the region by utilising the strategic location of Hambantota. The LNG Hub will become a landmark infrastructure development for the region, paving the way to broader access to natural gas as a primary fuel in South Asia, the BOI said. Commencing commercial operations within six months, Pearl Energy will utilise a floating storage unit (FSU) with an initial capacity of a million tonnes per annum. The company will deploy small LNG carriers to re-distribute LNG to South India and the Maldives, providing LNG as a clean and affordable alternative to the industries in these locations. The agreement was signed by BOI Chairman Susantha Ratnayake and Pearl Energy Director Tania Siegertsz. The total investment of the project is $ 97.2 million. “It is our pleasure to embark on this journey of bringing clean energy to the doorstep of Sri Lanka and the region. Taking the ‘early mover’ advantage, we will strive to place Sri Lanka as a future LNG hub of the world. Factors including the strategic location of Hambantota, the newly established stable government and its investor-friendly policies, and the fast-growing regional demand for LNG encouraged our investors led by Omar Siraj of Saudi Arabia to place their confidence on this project, despite the global economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Pearl Energy Director Siegertsz. “Sri Lanka is extremely well equipped to meet the change in dynamics in the global LNG market and consolidate its position as a key player for the future. Although our project is launched targeting regional trade, considering the fact that a world-class LNG hub will soon be within the Port of Hambantota, we are confident that Sri Lanka too will be encouraged to convert its power plants to LNG, thus saving millions of US dollars whilst also increasing efficiency and producing more power to the national grid. The port too could also commence using LNG for bunkering, thereby making the Hambantota Port and its industrial zone as a ‘clean energy zone’ of the future,” she added. The Hambantota Port has the geographic advantage of being strategically located nearest to the world’s busiest shipping lane, with the added benefit of a deepwater coastline. This allows the port to be capable of handling the world’s largest container ships and super tankers, making this port an ideal location for the transshipment of goods and natural resources moving across the subcontinent. Hambantota is also integrated into the global development strategy of the Chinese Government, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), providing the opportunity for wider regional maritime connectivity. Moreover, this port has the benefit of the vast expanse of land available in the Hambantota District for its expansion and has the potential to emerge as the most favoured international business hub.

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