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CPC has constructed an extensive natural gas transmission and distribution system in the western part of Taiwan. An approximately 2,233-kilometer onshore main line for gas transmission extending from Pingtung in the south to Keelung in the north includes eight supply centers, one transfer center and 48 distribution stations along its length. Current plans are centered on the construction of interlocking ring-shaped networks to produce a figure-of-eight configuration. This will involve laying down a 238-kilometer undersea pipeline from the Yung An LNG Terminal to Tongxiao and a 500-kilometer terrestrial pipeline from Yung An to Taoyuan. In addition, after the 36-inch diameter undersea gas pipeline from the Taichung LNG plant to Datan power station has come on stream, it will be linked with terrestrial pipelines in central and northern Taiwan to form another circular formation, thus completing the planned island-wide, integrated figure-of-eight natural gas transmission network.
Building the Guantang LNG Terminal, ensuring a comprehensive gas supply system
In compliance with government policies to phase out nuclear power plants and to create an environmentally- friendly, low-carbon environment, Taipower plans to construct three more gas-fired generating units at Datan Power Station. To generate sufficient energy for the expanded Datan Power Station, the industrial sector in the north and other customers of the power station, CPC plans to construct a third LNG terminal at Guantang Industrial Centre, comprising reception facilities which can hold up to three million metric tons of import quantum, two LNG storage tanks of 160,000 kiloliter each; gasification and gas supply facilities, to connect with the existing gas supply system.
CPC’s Third LNG Receiving Terminal project got under way in 2016 and is currently scheduled to undergo operational testing in March 2025. In the future, with these four LNG receiving terminals - Guantang, Taichung, Yung An and Intercontinental - will supply natural gas to users in their respective areas while simultaneously reducing the cost and risk of transmitting gas over long distances. The figure-of-eight combined subsea and terrestrial gas pipeline network will enhance the safety and stability of the gas supply because of the two-way gas transmission pipeline design, and act as a backup. Upon completion of this third LNG receiving terminal project, CPC is able to develop and operate a national-level supply system of natural gas that is fully functional, stable and safe.
Towards net zero, introducing carbon-neutral LNG
As a first approach toward energy transition and net zero, CPC has imported carbon-neutral LNG cargo since 2020. To ensure the credibility of our net zero products, nature-based carbon credits of high quality have been used to offset the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that arise from LNG cargoes, including exploration, transmission, liquefaction, shipping, regasification, distribution and end-use. From 2021, CPC’s carbon-neutral natural gas has been certified as Net-Zero product in accordance with the PAS 2060 international