Germany opens second gas terminal at Wilhelmshaven port
Germany officially launched a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Wilhelmshaven on Monday, state operator Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) said, as part of efforts to diversify the country's energy supply.
In response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Germany has turned to global, seaborne LNG to replace the Russian gas supplied by pipelines on which it used to depend. It has also increased imports of pipeline gas from Norway.
"We have to reduce the risks of unilateral dependencies in energy imports for our industry and households," Peter Roettgen, managing director of the Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH, said in a statement. "Diversifying gas shipment routes into Europe is a crucial means to that end."
Engie Deutschland and Tree Energy Solutions are project partners for the floating storage and regasification unit the Excelsior, owned by Excelerate Energy, which arrived at a newly-built floating terminal at Wilhelmshaven on Germany's northern coast a month ago.
After commissioning, which begins on Monday, the Excelsior will be able to feed up to 1.9 Bm3 of gas into the German transport grid this year, DET said.
This is enough to supply 1.5 MM four-strong households in apartment blocks for a year. The amount will be increased to up to 4.6 Bm3 in 2026 and also in 2027.
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