Port of Taichung, Taiwan
Taiwan breaks ground on LNG terminal expansion
State-owned CPC has started work to expand its Taichung LNG import terminal
Taiwan’s state-owned CPC and the Taiwanese government have held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of two 180,000m³ LNG storage tanks and associated infrastructure, part of the third-phase expansion of the Taichung regasification terminal. CPC expects the storage tanks to be finished in 2026. The third-phase expansion, when complete, will raise import capacity at Taichung to 10mn t/yr, up from around 5-6mn t/yr currently. Engineering conglomerate Bechtel is providing engineering, procurement and construction work for the storage tanks. But the expansion will not require an extensive port redevelopment, as CPC will lease two existing wharves from the Taichung port au
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