GSPC 'begins search' for Mundra LNG terminal partner

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Stake search: Investor sought for terminal planned for Mundra port, above

India’s Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) has begun actively seeking a new partner to replace the Essar Group in its planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Mundra, reports have said.

The Essar Group exited the venture for the 5 million tonne-per annum project in Gujarat state, where it had held a 25% stake.

GSPC holds 50% equity in the Mundra terminal, with Adani Enterprises holding the remaining 25%.

The venture is now seeking “strategic investors” to replace the Essar Group as it strives to complete the project by 2015-2016, a senior official told India’s Business Line. It hopes to seal a partner or partners for the stake within a year.

As Upstream reported last month, the venture has kicked off an international competitive tender for engineering, procurement and construction of the regasification…

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