Sri Lanka Confirms No Immediate LNG Imports from India

Sri Lanka has no immediate plans to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from India, as the necessary infrastructure, including storage facilities, has yet to be constructed, Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody said on Tuesday.

India had announced last year that it would supply LNG to Sri Lanka’s power plants and develop cross-border energy connectivity, including a petroleum pipeline and power grid link. However, progress on LNG supply remains pending.

“We have to first build the storage facility. Construction has not commenced yet,” Jayakody told Reuters at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s energy summit in New Delhi. He added that the LNG contract procurement with India has not been finalised, and it could take at least three years to complete the storage infrastructure.

While prior discussions on storage were held under the previous government, no contracts were finalised. The minister confirmed that both countries are collaborating to evaluate the project, including location, financing, and pricing, and are preparing reports for the proposed cross-border transmission system from southern India to Sri Lanka’s north.

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