Taoyuan LNG Terminal
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Taoyuan LNG Terminal, also known as Guantang LNG Terminal, No. 3 LNG Terminal, CNPC Third Terminal, 桃園大潭觀塘LNG接收站, and 第三接收站，簡稱三接, is an LNG import terminal in Taiwan with units that are proposed and operating.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Guantang (Kwun Tong) Industrial Zone, Taoyuan, Taiwan[1] | 25.045533, 121.060884 (exact) |
| Phase 2 | Guantang (Kwun Tong) Industrial Zone, Taoyuan, Taiwan[1] | 25.045533, 121.060884 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | import[2] | operating[3] | 3 mtpa[1] | 6.0 mtpa | False | – |
| Phase 2 | import[4] | proposed[5][6][7] | 3 mtpa[1] | 6.0 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | import[2] | US$2,040,000,000 (60,000,000,000 NTD)[8] | US$2,040,000,000 |
| Phase 2 | import[4] | – | US$2,040,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | import[2] | operating[3] | 2013[9] | – | 2018[9] | 2025[9][9][3] | – |
| Phase 2 | import[4] | proposed[5][6][7] | 2021[5][6][7] | – | – | –[6][6] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | import[2] | operating[3] | CPC Corporation Taiwan [100%][1][10] | CPC Corporation Taiwan [100.0%] | – |
| Phase 2 | import[4] | proposed[5][6][7] | CPC Corporation Taiwan [100%][1][10] | CPC Corporation Taiwan [100.0%] | – |
Background
CPC Corporation is planning a third LNG import terminal in the Guantang Industrial Area of northern Taiwan, in part to fuel the expansion of Taipower's Datan power station. The terminal would have capacity of 3 mtpa and is planned for 2023. Its capacity may later be expanded up to 6 mtpa in a second phase.[11][12]
As of 2016 CPC had not yet bought land for the project and was still negotiating property prices.[13] In March 2019 CPC announced that it would begin building the project by mid-2019 if it received the necessary permits and approvals.[14] CPC Corporation is also believed to have provided equity financing to the project.[15]
The first phase began construction in November 2019[16] and could be completed by 2023, while the second phase is proposed with the target of full commissioning by 2025.[17]
By June 2024, the construction had been 58% completed. The projection of operation is in March 2025. [18]
On April 1, 2025, the first LNG ship arrived Guantang LNG terminal, signalling the start of the operation.[19]
On Dec. 4, 2025, Taipei Times reported that Taiwanese prosecutors are investigating CPC Corp’s third LNG terminal in Taoyuan over alleged budget inflation, including significant cost increases in key works. Authorities conducted searches and questioned multiple individuals, while CPC said it would cooperate with the investigation.[20]
Opposition
Taiwanese scientists and environmental groups are fighting to stop the planned construction of the terminal, which they say will damage a unique algal reef ecosystem. About 100 people gathered on the beach in November 2018 to call for the project to be moved to another site. Scientists say construction will further damage a 27-kilometer reef along the Taoyuan coastline, which was built up over 7,500 years by a group of pink and purple algal species named crustose coralline algae. The reef is home to a wide variety of species, including hammerhead sharks, six species of moray eels, and the largest population of Polycyathus chaishanensis, an endangered coral species endemic to Taiwan that was only first described in 2010. Changes in sand movement caused by cement structures elsewhere along Taiwan’s coastline have led to significant coastal erosion, and scientists worry that sand dispersal caused by the new port could leave parts of the reef exposed and more vulnerable to strong waves, while other parts could become buried in the sand. The port could also stop marine animals from approaching the reef.[21][22]
CPC claims the risk is minimal, saying that the port is designed to reduce sand migration and that surveys and computer simulations suggest breakwaters will divert sand-carrying waves and prevent the reef from being buried. To address environmental concerns, the terminal’s layout was redesigned in order to maintain the flow of nutrients. CPC has also stated that it will allocate funds annually toward conservation measures and set up a review committee that includes local authorities, residents, and scientists.[21]
In July 2018, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) subcommittee at Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency rejected the project based on independent evaluations, according to the Taipei Times. But in October, the agency’s EIA grand assembly overruled that decision and approved the project.[21]
In December 2021, a Taiwanese vote ended in favor of keeping the LNG terminal where it was initially planned, rather than moving it 450 meters further from the coast to protect coral reefs.[23]
In March 2022, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency approved construction of the project.[24]
In addition, the project has reduced fish catches in nearby waters, impacting the livelihoods of local fishermen.[25]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ceraweek-energy-cpc-taiwan-idUSKBN1QT2MT.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://tw.stock.yahoo.com/news/%E9%80%B2%E5%BA%A6%E8%B6%85%E5%89%8D-%E4%B8%AD%E6%B2%B9%E8%A7%80%E5%A1%98%E5%A4%A9%E7%84%B6%E6%B0%A3%E6%8E%A5%E6%94%B6%E7%AB%99%E6%B8%AC%E8%A9%A6%E9%81%8B%E8%BD%89-%E6%AF%8F%E5%B0%8F%E6%99%82%E5%8F%AF%E8%BC%B8%E5%87%BA900%E5%99%B8-013000954.html.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://ws.cpc.com.tw/CPCDA/files/824-12.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 (PDF) https://jcshieh.tw/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/3Rpart01.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://eventsinfocus.org/issues/7146671.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.storm.mg/article/96806.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 (PDF) https://ws.cpc.com.tw/CPCDA/files/847-28.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://ws.cpc.com.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNC9yZWxmaWxlLzg5OTYvODY3MzEvNWI5NDNhYzEtNTQ4NS00ZmRkLWFmMTItZWZlN2I5MzhhMTZiLnBkZg%3d%3d&n=MjAyNCBBbm51YWwgUmVwb3J0LnBkZg%3d%3d.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "CPC Announces US$6.4bn Gas Investment Plans," ChinaOil, 16 January 2017
- ↑ "Downstream Operations," CPC Corporation website, accessed August 2017
- ↑ "Growing pains ahead for Taiwan's LNG market," ICIS, 25 February 2016
- ↑ Taiwan's CPC to start building third LNG terminal by mid-2019, Reuters, Mar. 12, 2019
- ↑ IJGlobal, "Taoyuan LNG Terminal Expansion 3." 14 April 2022. Accesssed 18 September 2025. https://www.ijglobal.com/data/transaction/60613/taoyuan-lng-terminal-expansion-3
- ↑ "觀塘液化天然氣接收站 - Wikiwand". www.wikiwand.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ↑ GIIGNL 2021 Annual Report, accessed May 5, 2021
- ↑ 自由時報電子報 (2024-06-21). "桃園三接進度達58％ 中油：明年3月底可初期供氣 - 自由財經". ec.ltn.com.tw (in 中文（臺灣）).
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- ↑ "Prosecutors probe CPC's budget for third LNG terminal". 2025-12-04. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Andrew Silver, Taiwanese scientists fight construction of a new port they say would damage a unique reef, Science Magazine, November 21, 2018
- ↑ "【天然气】台湾中油第三天然气接收站环评卡关 台湾天然气项目近况概览". www.hqhunt.com. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ "Taiwanese vote in favor of building LNG terminal as planned - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "EPA approves revised LNG terminal plan - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "天然氣接收站預計蓋7座、台灣海岸恐水泥化". 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
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