Goa Signs ₹5,000-Crore MoU with Dubai's ANVI for First LPG Import Terminal at Mormugao, Aiming to Bypass Hormuz Dependence

The Goa government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dubai-based energy trading group ANVI on 30 October 2026 to develop a ₹5,000-crore LPG import and storage terminal at Mormugao Port. The project, Goa's first dedicated LPG import infrastructure, comes seven months after the Strait of Hormuz closure cut the state's commercial LPG supply to 20% of normal levels. The terminal will include a dedicated berth, 65,000 tonnes of refrigerated storage in Phase I, a state emergency reserve of at least 7,500 tonnes, and an LPG/LNG technology institute. The MoU is non-binding and subject to land allocation and statutory approvals.

<p class="ds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Goa government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dubai-headquartered energy trading and financial services group ANVI to develop a ₹5,000-crore LPG import and storage terminal at Mormugao Port, marking the state's first dedicated LPG import infrastructure and a direct response to the supply vulnerabilities exposed by the Hormuz crisis . The agreement was signed on 30 October 2026 in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on the sidelines of the Vibrant Goa Global Business Summit 2026 .<a href="https://navhindtimes.in/goanews/state-govt-inks-rs-5000-crore-lpg-storage-deal/#top" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="1" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><a href="https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ports-shipping/anvi-signs-5000-crore-mou-with-goa-for-lpg-terminal-at-goas-mormugao-port/135394774?utm_source=latest_news&utm_medium=homepage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="7" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/goa-signs-rs-5-000-crore-mou-with-dubai-based-anvi-to-build-state-s-first-lpg-import-and-storage-terminal-14065069.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="13" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><p class="ds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The project's urgency is rooted in the events of March 2026, when the closure of the Strait of Hormuz severed Goa's commercial LPG supply chain. Commercial LPG supplies in the state fell to 20% of normal levels, and household cylinder refill intervals stretched from 15 days to 25 days . Goa consumes approximately 80,000 to 100,000 tonnes of LPG annually, with its entire requirement currently transported by road, primarily from Mangaluru. The new terminal is designed to give Goa its own import gateway and a ring-fenced reserve that does not depend on Gulf shipping routes .<a href="https://navhindtimes.in/goanews/state-govt-inks-rs-5000-crore-lpg-storage-deal/#top" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="1" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/goa-signs-rs-5-000-crore-mou-with-dubai-based-anvi-to-build-state-s-first-lpg-import-and-storage-terminal-14065069.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="13" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><p class="ds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The infrastructure programme is structured in two phases. Phase I will provide refrigerated storage capacity of approximately 65,000 tonnes—equivalent to eight to nine months of Goa's total LPG consumption—and will include a dedicated emergency reserve of at least 7,500 tonnes, covering 30 days of demand, to be released only on the state government's instructions . At full capacity, the terminal is expected to handle around three million tonnes of LPG annually, with total storage capacity of approximately 258,000 cubic metres, comprising 230,000 cubic metres of refrigerated storage and 28,000 cubic metres of pressurised storage .<a href="https://navhindtimes.in/goanews/state-govt-inks-rs-5000-crore-lpg-storage-deal/#top" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="1" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><a href="https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ports-shipping/anvi-signs-5000-crore-mou-with-goa-for-lpg-terminal-at-goas-mormugao-port/135394774?utm_source=latest_news&utm_medium=homepage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="7" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><p class="ds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The project's design includes a dedicated LPG berth at Mormugao Port, a storage terminal on land near the port, and a buried and continuously monitored pipeline corridor connecting the two facilities. The terminal will feature full-containment refrigerated tanks and mounded pressurised vessels designed to mitigate worst-case accident scenarios . The agreement also provides for the establishment of a Goa Institute of LPG and LNG Technology, which Sawant said will train up to 500 people a year for careers in the energy sector, creating a skill ecosystem for India's energy sovereignty .<a href="https://navhindtimes.in/goanews/state-govt-inks-rs-5000-crore-lpg-storage-deal/#top" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="1" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><a href="https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ports-shipping/anvi-signs-5000-crore-mou-with-goa-for-lpg-terminal-at-goas-mormugao-port/135394774?utm_source=latest_news&utm_medium=homepage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="7" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/goa-signs-rs-5-000-crore-mou-with-dubai-based-anvi-to-build-state-s-first-lpg-import-and-storage-terminal-14065069.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="13" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><p class="ds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The commercial and strategic logic extends beyond Goa's borders. ANVI is developing a supply corridor from the US Gulf Coast to India, which would allow cargoes from the United States and other Atlantic-basin markets to be brought directly to Goa, bypassing the Gulf chokepoints that have disrupted supply throughout 2026 . Around half of the terminal's planned throughput is expected to move through coastal tankers, reducing the volume of LPG transported by road. The facility will initially serve Goa, followed by markets in north Karnataka and south Maharashtra, and will also cater to other Indian ports through coastal shipping and to international markets including Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and East Africa .<a href="https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ports-shipping/anvi-signs-5000-crore-mou-with-goa-for-lpg-terminal-at-goas-mormugao-port/135394774?utm_source=latest_news&utm_medium=homepage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="7" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><p class="ds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The project's execution remains subject to significant milestones. The MoU is non-binding, and the project is subject to land allocation, detailed studies, and statutory approvals. Construction of the first phase is expected to take 30 to 36 months after approvals, and the final investment and timeline will be determined through a detailed project report . A joint working group comprising the Department of Industries, Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board, Goa Industrial Development Corporation, Mormugao Port Authority, and ANVI will oversee the next stage of project development .<a href="https://navhindtimes.in/goanews/state-govt-inks-rs-5000-crore-lpg-storage-deal/#top" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="1" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><a href="https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ports-shipping/anvi-signs-5000-crore-mou-with-goa-for-lpg-terminal-at-goas-mormugao-port/135394774?utm_source=latest_news&utm_medium=homepage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="7" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><p class="ds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">For India's LPG import infrastructure, the Goa terminal represents a diversification of a supply chain that is currently concentrated at a limited number of locations. The facility is intended to spread supply-side risks by creating an additional import and storage point on the west coast, positioned between Mumbai and Mangalore . The company also intends to make the facility available to oil marketing companies as an additional location for holding part of the country's LPG reserves, particularly for markets in Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, and will seek to include a portion of the terminal's capacity in India's strategic LPG reserve programme .<a href="https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ports-shipping/anvi-signs-5000-crore-mou-with-goa-for-lpg-terminal-at-goas-mormugao-port/135394774?utm_source=latest_news&utm_medium=homepage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" aria-label="7" style="color: rgb(57, 100, 254); transition: box-shadow 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border-width: 2px 3px; margin-left: -3px; margin-right: -3px; text-decoration: none; position: relative;"></a><p class="ds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: 16px 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Looking ahead, the project's significance lies in its timing and its geography. The Hormuz crisis demonstrated that India's LPG supply chain is vulnerable to disruptions in a single maritime corridor, and the Goa terminal is designed to ensure that the state—and by extension, the west coast—has an alternative that does not depend on that corridor. The company's ambition to source from the US Gulf Coast rather than the Middle East adds a transatlantic dimension to India's energy procurement that mirrors the broader shift already underway in crude oil and LNG. Whether the project proceeds on schedule will depend on land allocation, approvals, and the commercial viability confirmed through the DPR, but the direction of travel is clear: India's LPG infrastructure is being rebuilt for a world in which the Gulf is no longer the default source.

Goa Signs ₹5,000-Crore MoU with Dubai's ANVI for First LPG Import Terminal at Mormugao, Aiming to Bypass Hormuz Dependence

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