Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Taiwanese LNG plans advance
Environmental approval marks significant progress for import scheme
An LNG import terminal in Taiwan under development for several years by state-owned oil and gas monopoly CPC has taken a key step forward after winning approval from environmental regulators. The multibillion-dollar project offshore Taoyuan County near the capital Taipei passed the Environmental Protection Administration’s (EPA’s) environmental impact assessment last week. The endorsement had been anticipated since a commission subcommittee granted conditional approval a month ago to a revised plan, proposed by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and CPC in May 2021, that would place the facility farther offshore. CPC had originally intended to start commercial operations at the 3mn
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