Guantang LNG Terminal

Guantang LNG Terminal
觀塘液化天然氣接收站
The planned location of Guantang LNG Terminal
General information
Status	Under construction
Type	LNG terminal
Location	Guanyin, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Coordinates	25°02′50.5″N 121°03′00.9″E
Cost	NT$75 billion
Owner	CPC Corporation
Grounds	9 km^2

The Guantang LNG Terminal (traditional Chinese: 觀塘液化天然氣接收站; simplified Chinese: 观塘液化天然气接收站; pinyin: Guāntáng Yèhuà Tiānránqì Jiēshōu Zhàn) is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal under construction in Datan Borough, Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

History

The terminal design was originally drafted in 2015. In 2018, the government considered relocating the terminal but rejected this idea because the new proposed site was reserved for a planned offshore wind farm.[1] On 8 October 2018, the terminal project passed its environmental impact assessment.[2] The construction of the terminal is expected to be completed by 2025.[3]

Architecture

The terminal will span an area of 9 km^2.[4] The original location of the terminal was proposed to be 455 meters from the coastline. However, due to pressure from environmental activists over to the existence of a sensitive coral reef in the nearby area, the terminal was redesigned to be 750 meters further away, with a total distance of around 1.2 km out to the sea from the shoreline. The relocation design was expected to add NT$15 billion to the cost of the project, for an estimated total cost of NT$75 billion.[3]

See also

• List of LNG terminals

References

1. Lee, Hsin-fang; Chien, Hui-ju; Chung, Jake (5 May 2021). "Environmental groups split on new LNG plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
2. Teng, Pei-ju (12 October 2018). "Government to scrap Shenao power plant project: Taiwan premier". Taiwan News. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
3. Tseng, Chih-yi; Liang, Pei-chi; Lee, Hsin-yin (12 October 2021). "MOEA pitches revised LNG terminal plan ahead of assessment". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
4. Silver, Andrew (21 November 2018). "Taiwanese scientists fight construction of a new port they say would damage a unique reef". Science. Retrieved 6 December 2021.