Guantang LNG Terminal
{{Short description|Upcoming LNG terminal in Guanyin, Taoyuan City, Taiwan}}
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The Guantang LNG Terminal ({{zh|t=觀塘液化天然氣接收站|s=观塘液化天然气接收站|first=t|p=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.{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Hsin-fang|last2=Chien|first2=Hui-ju|last3=Chung|first3=Jake|date=5 May 2021|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2021/05/05/2003756868|title=Environmental groups split on new LNG plan|work=Taipei Times|access-date=1 December 2021}} On 8 October 2018, the terminal project passed its environmental impact assessment.{{cite news|last=Teng|first=Pei-ju|date=12 October 2018|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3550883|title=Government to scrap Shenao power plant project: Taiwan premier|work=Taiwan News|access-date=1 December 2021}} The construction of the terminal is expected to be completed by 2025.{{cite news|last1=Tseng|first1=Chih-yi|last2=Liang|first2=Pei-chi|last3=Lee|first3=Hsin-yin|date=12 October 2021|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202110120017|title=MOEA pitches revised LNG terminal plan ahead of assessment|work=Focus Taiwan|access-date=1 December 2021}}
Architecture
The terminal will span an area of 9 km2.{{cite news|last=Silver|first=Andrew|date=21 November 2018|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/taiwanese-scientists-fight-construction-new-port-they-say-would-damage-unique-reef|title=Taiwanese scientists fight construction of a new port they say would damage a unique reef|website=Science|access-date=6 December 2021}} 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.
See also
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Category:Buildings and structures in Taoyuan City
Category:Buildings and structures under construction in Taiwan
Category:Liquefied natural gas terminals in Taiwan
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