Imetame LNG Terminal

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Imetame LNG Terminal, also known as Terminal de GNL Imetame, is a cancelled (inferred 4 y) LNG import terminal in Brazil.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Imetame LNG Terminal	Barra do Riacho, Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil	-19.857997, -40.074054 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Imetame LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	–	–	False	Imetame I power station

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Imetame LNG Terminal	import	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Imetame LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	–	–	–	–	2025 (cancelled)

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Imetame LNG Terminal	import	cancelled (inferred 4 y)	Imetame Energia SA [100%]	Gaele Participacoes e Empreendimentos Ltda	–

Background

The Imetame LNG terminal would supply natural gas to the 1638 MW Imetame I power station proposed by Imetame Energia near their headquarters in Aracruz, Espírito Santo state. Imetame Energia obtained a preliminary permit for the power plant from Brazil's environmental regulatory authority Ibama in October 2019, allowing the project to compete in Brazil's future national energy auctions. Construction of the terminal was to depend on the success of the power plant project in the auctions. In January 2020, Total Gas & Power Business Services signed a letter of intention to supply gas for the project, whose anticipated start date was expected to be as early as 2025, pending results of the energy auctions.

According to a July 2021 report from Brazil's national energy research agency, the Imetame terminal remained in the licensing phase, still awaiting a final investment decision.

As of July 2023, no further development of the Imetame Terminal has been reported for more than two years, so it is presumed to be shelved.

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