Coega LNG Terminal

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Coega LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG import terminal in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. There have been no updates since 2017 and the project is presumed to be shelved.

Location

The map below shows the location of the project's site, in Coega Industrial Development Zone, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province.

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Background

In 2005, a project was announced to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal and a gas-fired power plant in Coega Industrial Development Zone. The project was revitalized in 2015, when the Coega Development Corporation issued a tender notice for an environmental impact assessment for the power plant. The power plant would have 1,000 MW capacity.

As of October 2016, South Africa's Department of Energy was exploring possible bidders to develop, build, and operate the project. The energy produced would be sold to Eskom, South Africa's state-owned power utility. The cost of the entire project would be roughly $2 billion.

It is planned to have initial capacity of 0.6 mtpa and is planned for 2020.

There have been no updates since 2017 and the project is presumed to be shelved.

Project Details

• Owner:
• Location: Coega Industrial Development Zone, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
• Coordinates: -33.78287, 25.7084 (exact)
• Proposed Capacity: 0.6 mtpa, 0.09 bcfd
• Status: Shelved
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2020

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day