ENTSOG GRIP BEMIP 2014-2023 / Main Report

UPGRADE OF THE LNG TERMINAL IN ŚWINOUJŚCIE

The LNG terminal in Świnoujście will be the first LNG terminal in the Baltic Sea region. In the first stage of operation (as of 2014), the terminal will enable the re- gasification of up to 54TWh / year of natural gas. In the following years, depending on the increase of demand for gas, it will be possible to increase the capacity up to 84 TWh / year, without the need to expand the site on which the terminal is constructed. The extension of the project will enable to benefit from the economies of scale, as relatively low investment costs (no need to construct facility from scratch, majority of costs will be related to construction of the 3rd storage tank) may bring further benefits to gas consumers in the Baltic Sea area and the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. The terminal may provide a new source of supply for Lithuania and the other Baltic states once GIPL is implemented. The project may also constitute a regional so- lution supplying local LNG terminals in the Baltic Sea area (smaller vessels) and addressing the “clean transport” goals. In this case it is worth mentioning that LNG / CNG supplies from the terminal in Świnoujście may be used in road, rail and maritime transport in the Baltic Sea area and thus contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the supplies from the LNG terminal in Świnoujście may be directed through the planned Baltic Pipe to Denmark and Sweden and by means of upgraded transmission system in Poland, PL – CZ and PL–SK interconnections towards the South, to other CEE countries. The project was granted the PCI status in the BEMIP gas regional group. This label clearly confirms high added value of the project towards completion of a single gas market in the Baltic Sea region. A market screening procedure for the upgrade of the LNG terminal in Świnoujście was conducted by Polskie LNG (SPV of GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.) in late 2012 and early 2013. The results of the survey are sufficient to underpin the terminal’s expansion, including the construction of the third tank. In 2020, the demand for additional services along with the regasification capacity already contracted are expected to achieve the approximate maximum regasification capacity the extended terminal will be capable to deliver. The additional services which were under assessment embraced: LNG truck and rail cistern loading, bunkering services and reloading to smaller vessels, including LNG storage in the terminal in the period from 2015 to 2029.

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Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan GRIP 2014–2023