CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) on Friday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank project in Taichung.
The project, part of the phase 3 expansion of CPC’s Taichung LNG receiving terminal, is scheduled to be completed in 2026 and should increase the company’s annual supply capability by up to 10 million tonnes at its Taichung plant.
After completion, the two 180-million-liter LNG storage tanks would give CPC the capacity to supply LNG to power generation facilities and industrial users in central and northern Taiwan, the state-run oil company said.
The ceremony was attended by CPC chairman Lee Shun-chin
Taipei, July 13 (CNA) CPC Corp. Taiwan confirmed Wednesday that some of the retaining structures being used in the construction of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Taoyuan have corroded, and it said they will be properly repaired.
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) A proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal near an algal reef off the coast of Datan in Taoyuan has been given the green light by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after clearing the environmental impact assessment process.
‘MAXIMUM PROTECTION’: Environmentalists urged CPC to honor pledges made ahead of a referendum last year that failed to garner a majority for its relocationBy Lo Chi and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
A proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Taoyuan’s Guanyin District (觀音) yesterday passed its environmental impact assessment at the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA).
CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC), which would build and operate the terminal, expects that it would in June 2025 begin providing gas to the Datan power plant.
The refiner said that the site was selected to enable speedy delivery to the power plant.
A referendum on Dec. 18 last year urged the relocation of the project, as it might affect algal reefs, but failed to pass.
CPC said it had taken its potential environmental effect into account and would