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Guantang LNG Terminal

Coordinates: 25°02′50.5″N 121°03′00.9″E / 25.047361°N 121.050250°E / 25.047361; 121.050250
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Guantang LNG Terminal
觀塘液化天然氣接收站
The planned location of Guantang LNG Terminal
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General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeLNG terminal
LocationGuanyin, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Coordinates25°02′50.5″N 121°03′00.9″E / 25.047361°N 121.050250°E / 25.047361; 121.050250
CostNT$75 billion
OwnerCPC Corporation
Grounds9 km2

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

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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

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The 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

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References

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  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. ^ 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.
  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.