Taiwan’s leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) group CTCI has been awarded another major LNG terminal-related EPC contract to help the state-owned oil company CPC Corporation build regasification facility at Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Receiving Terminal in southern Taiwan, after securing the EPC contract for the LNG storage tanks at the same facility late last year.
At NT$29.6 billion (€0.83 billion) in contract value, the regasification facility will convert LNG coming from four 180,000 m3 cryogenic tanks into a gaseous state for further distribution, at an output of 1,600 tonnes per hour. Aiming to be completed by 2030, the regasification facility helps increase resilience in natural gas supply across the island and contributes to national energy stability, in a time when LNG and LNG-induced electricity are in hot demand due to economic growth, AI infrastructure power needs, and the trend for low-carbon fuels.
‘We appreciate that CPC Corporation has further entrusted CTCI with the Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Receiving Terminal project,’ says Michael Yang, chairman of CTCI Corporation. ‘The construction of LNG storage tanks at the terminal is currently at full speed. For the regasification facility, CTCI will leverage green and intelligent technologies to save energy, cut carbon emissions, and make construction more time-efficient. We look forward to working with CPC Corp. to achieve the national energy security goal.’
The regasification facility comes with sustainable and innovative features. Seawater is used for heating the cryogenic LNG at -162°C into gaseous state. The cold energy released from the regasification process is recovered and repurposed for air conditioning inside the facility. CTCI also utilizes its proprietary, award-winning pipeline cleaning robot and pipeline flange bolt fastening module system to tackle the most complex and risky challenges during pipeline construction, thus enhancing construction efficiency, quality, and safety.
