Context:

The Government inaugurated the country’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility plant at Nagpur.

About the new terminal

• The LNG facility plant aims to reduce the dependence on the import of petrol diesel and petroleum products which is a big challenge.
• Furthermore, it will encourage the development of imported substitute cost-effective pollution-free and indigenous ethanol, bio CNG, LNG, and hydrogen fuels.

Key-facts about LNG

• Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state, at about -260° Fahrenheit, for shipping and storage.
• The volume of natural gas in its liquid state is about 600 times smaller than its volume in its gaseous state.
• This liquefaction process (developed in the 19th century), makes it possible to transport natural gas to places natural gas pipelines do not reach and to use natural gas as a transportation fuel.

Natural Gas

• Natural gas is the lightest hydrocarbon, with one carbon atom for 4 hydrogen atoms (CH4).
• Its combustion does not emit soot, dust, or fumes.
• It generates 30% less carbon dioxide (CO2) than fuel oil and 45% less than coal, with a twofold reduction in nitrogen oxide (N0x) emissions and very low sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission.