Ngqura LNG Terminal
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Ngqura LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG import terminal in the Port of Ngqura, South Africa.
Location
The terminal is proposed to be located at the Port of Ngqura, also known as Coega Harbor, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.[1]
Project Details
- Operator: Strategic Fuel Fund[1]
- Owner: Transnet National Ports Authority, Industrial Development Corporation[2]
- Location: Port of Ngqura, Eastern Cape, South Africa[1]
- Coordinates: -33.801131, 25.683646 (approximate)
- Status: Proposed[1]
- Capacity: up to 2.8 mtpa[3]
- Type: Import[1]
- Start: 2029[4]
Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day
Background
In September 2024, South Africa's Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) announced it was moving forward with plans for an LNG import terminal in the Port of Ngqura. A request for proposals from potential environmental impact assessment providers closed in October 2024. Negotiations were said to be ongoing for a terminal operator agreement between TNPA and Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) to build and operate an onshore LNG regasification facility for 30 year.[5]
The announcement by LNGPrime stated that the project was one of 12 priority infrastructure projects announced by the government in 2024, but the official list from SIDSSA only included one LNG terminal - the Richards Bay Transnet FSRU.[6] The project is separate from a previous proposal at the Port of Ngqura for the Coega FSRU.
The initial plan was to develop the project in two phases, but the TNPA shared that the operator SFF intended to develop phase 2 as the primary objective. Phase 1 includes an FSRU that would be permanently moored at the LNG berth, delivering 0.5 mtpa with the possibility to increase to 2.8 mtpa. Phase 2 - sometimes referred to as the second option - would be a land-based storage and regasification facility in addition to the marine infrastructure. This option would also provide a maximum of 2.8 mtpa.[7]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Staff, LNG Prime (2024-09-26). "South Africa's TNPA moves forward with Ngqura LNG terminal plans". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ↑ Barradas, Sheila. "Port of Ngqura liquefied natural gas import terminal, South Africa". Engineering News. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2024-09-26). "South Africa's TNPA moves forward with Ngqura LNG terminal plans". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ↑ Writer, Staff (2024-10-01). "Liquefied Natural Gas destined for Ngqura - Eastern Cape Industrial Business News". Eastern Cape Industrial Business News. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2024-09-26). "South Africa's TNPA moves forward with Ngqura LNG terminal plans". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ↑ Admin, SIDSSA (2024-03-19). "12 Infrastructure Priorities for Project Preparation Launched at SIDSSA 2024 - Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium SA". Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium SA -. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ↑ Staff, LNG Prime (2024-09-26). "South Africa's TNPA moves forward with Ngqura LNG terminal plans". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
