Petregaz India, a subsidiary of Petredec Group, is pleased to announce the inauguration of its new LPG Import and Storage Terminal at Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The newly commissioned facility enables Petregaz to deliver cost-effective, dependable solutions to LPG marketers as well as residential, commercial, industrial, and automotive customers. The Terminal is located within the Adani Krishnapatnam Private Port at Krishnapatnam, 25km from Nellore.
Design features of the Terminal:
- 2 x Refrigerated Storage Tanks – one each for Propane and Butane, each with 30,410 CBM capacity.
- 2 x Mounded Storage Tanks – each of 700 CBM capacity.
- Modern jetty with no congestion, capable of berthing all LPG Vessel types.
- 2 x 3km pipelines – one for Propane and one for Butane.
- Strategically located with excellent road connectivity to the hinterland of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka.
- 2 x Gantries (each of 8 x truck loading bays) – Quick turnaround of trucks and 5,000 MT LPG daily offtake capacity.
- 1.4 million MT annual handling capacity
- On-site Quality Control Laboratory – meeting guidelines as per OISD 113, fully equipped to perform all tests (as per IS 4576 and IS 14861, Automated Gas Chromatographs (GCs) and Sulphur Analysers).
Mr. Susheel Raina, CEO, Petregaz India said “Government-run oil companies can utilise our Terminal’s capacity to improve LPG supplies in the hinterland, optimising logistics and strengthening India’s LPG landscape. This new facility will also benefit private Marketers and bottlers by improving access to LPG in an area of the country historically underdeveloped in terms of LPG infrastructure.
With the launch of the new Terminal, we look forward to working with a host of new customers and partners large and small and supporting India’s energy transition away from heavier, higher polluting hydrocarbons to cleaner burning, affordable and accessible LPG.”
