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.
| Guantang LNG Terminal | |
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觀塘液化天然氣接收站 | |
 The planned location of Guantang LNG Terminal | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | LNG terminal |
| Location | Guanyin, Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25°02′50.5″N 121°03′00.9″E / 25.047361°N 121.050250°E |
| Cost | NT$75 billion |
| Owner | CPC Corporation |
| Grounds | 9 km2 |
History
editThe 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
editThe terminal will span an area of 9 km2.[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
editReferences
edit- ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chien, Hui-ju; Chung, Jake (5 May 2021). "Environmental groups split on new LNG plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Teng, Pei-ju (12 October 2018). "Government to scrap Shenao power plant project: Taiwan premier". Taiwan News. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
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