Mailiao LNG Terminal
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Mailiao LNG Terminal, also known as No. 6 LNG Terminal, 第六接收站, and 麥寮液化天然氣接收站, is a proposed LNG import terminal in Taiwan.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mailiao LNG Terminal | Mailiao, Yunlin, Taiwan[1] | 23.7650176, 120.168057 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailiao LNG Terminal | import[1] | proposed[2][3] | 6 mtpa[1] | 6.0 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailiao LNG Terminal | import[1] | US$1,700,000,000 (50,000,000,000 NTD)[4] | US$1,700,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailiao LNG Terminal | import[1] | proposed[2][3] | 2021[2][3] | – | – | – | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailiao LNG Terminal | import[1] | proposed[2][3] | Mai-Liao Power Corp [100%][5] | Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp [24.9%]; Formosa Petrochemical Corp [24.9%]; Formosa Plastics Corp [24.9%]; Nan Ya Plastics Corp [24.9%] | – |
Background
- Owner: Mai-Liao Power Corporation 麥寮汽電股份有限公司
- Parent company: Formosa Plastics Corp.(FPC), Nan-Ta Plastics Corp.(NPC), Formosa Chemical-Fiber Corp.(FCFC) and Formosa Petrochemical Corp.(FPCC)
In 2017, MPC proposed two gas power units of 1200 MW each, along with an LNG terminal to supply imported gas at the south part of Mailiao industrial port. [6]The gas power plant and the LNG terminal aim to replace the current coal power units at Mailiao power station. Both of the power plant and the LNG terminal are for captive use. The proposed LNG terminal includes four 160,000 or 180,000 cubic meter storage tanks and a LNG special jetty of 260,000 cubic meters. This is the only LNG terminal that is developed by private sector in Taiwan. [7]
In August 2022, the proposal of No. 6 LNG Terminal passed the second inspection of its EIA report. [8]
The local people concern its safety given the fact that it will be built within a giant petrochemical plant and next to a gas power plant. [6]
The environmental impact assessment of the LNG terminal has been reviewed and approved by the government in 2023.[9] [10]By June 2024, there is no progress of the project. [9]
On December 19, 2025, the project officially commenced construction.[11] This project is the first LNG import terminal built and owned by an IPP in Taiwan. [11]The estimated investment is around NTD 50+ billion. The figure includes the LNG terminal, the associated gas-fired power plant, and the pipeline. [12]
麥寮汽電設立的天然氣接收站，預計開發37公頃燃氣複循環發電機組兩部，總裝置容量240±10%萬瓩的燃氣複循環發電機組，在液化天然氣接收站方面，面積共37公頃，預計興建四座16萬至18萬公秉儲槽及氣化設施的液化天然氣接收站，以穩定天然氣源。
另外，位於麥寮工業專用港南公用碼頭區45公頃的液化天然氣卸收碼頭，可容納液化天然氣容量26萬m3等級船舶，包含卸料平台等設施，並規劃以管線送至工業園區液化天然氣儲槽。
根據麥寮汽電的計畫顯示，更新改建後各空氣汙染物及溫室氣體排放總量大多下降， 各項空氣汙染物可減量34%至66%。而在第二次初審會中，麥寮汽電承諾將氨氣排放濃度限值2ppm納入修正、土壤液化潛勢分析、保育類鳥類及候鳥相關影響預測及保育對策，和防波堤以北養灘料源等變更內容說明。
政府推動在2025年完成能源轉型，擴大使用天然氣，降低現有火力發電廠汙染排放，麥寮汽電指出，新建天然氣接收計畫，目的為取代燃煤發電， 減輕空氣汙染，如果取得施工許可，約五年完工。[8]
塑企業表示，麥寮電廠目前有3座各60萬千瓦的燃煤發電機組，利用先進技術，各種氣體排放濃度已接近天然氣發電，但為配合能源轉型，擬興建2座各120萬千瓦的天然氣發電機組加以取代，並在麥寮工業港興建天然氣接收站，預計今年底將提出環評報告。[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://udn.com/news/story/7241/6565063.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240207155446/https://www.yunlin.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1244&s=391849. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.eventsinfocus.org/node/7146405.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20250612701115-431401.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.mlmpc.com.tw.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 中時新聞網 (2021-08-22). "六輕擬設天然氣接收站 麥寮鄉民心驚 - 地方新聞". 中時新聞網 (in 中文（臺灣）). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ↑ "維基百科--麥寮液化天然氣接收站". https://zh.wikipedia.org/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ 8.0 8.1 聯合新聞網 (20220826T034606Z). "麥電設天然氣接收站 第二次環評初審過關 | 聯合新聞網". 聯合新聞網 (in 中文（臺灣）). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 聯合新聞網 (2024-06-21). "「六接」管線及儲槽 地方憂安全性". 聯合新聞網 (in 中文).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 雲林縣環境保護局全球資訊網 (2024-06-27). "麥寮電廠燃煤機組延役 縣府不解為何中央說不缺電，又要花錢買煤電?". 雲林縣環境保護局全球資訊網.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "國內首例民營電廠自建天然氣接收站今動土 預定2029年供電商轉". 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "六輕「六接」將動工！麥寮燃煤電廠轉天然氣 將辦說明會". 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
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