The 2021-built 174,000-cbm, BW Lesmes, delivered the shipment to the 153,600-cbm FSRU, Alexandroupolis, on January 19, a spokeswoman for Gastrade told LNG Prime. BW LNG's ME-GI vessel, which is
This is Greece’s first FSRU and the second LNG import terminal, adding to DESFA’s Revithoussa LNG terminal.
The Alexandroupolis LNG terminal has a capacity of up to 5.5 bcm per year, or some 66.3 TWh per year.
Gastrade previously told LNG Prime that it expects to receive one LNG cargo per month at its FSRU-based LNG import terminal off Alexandroupolis from November 2024 to March 2025.
The Gastrade spokeswoman said that the company will provide updates for the rest of the year “in due time.”
According to Gastrade, 14 Greek and international companies are participating commercially in the project, committing almost all of the terminal’s capacity until at least 2030.
Besides Bulgargaz, Venture Global booked long-term capacity at Gastrade’s LNG import terminal.
Under the binding terminal use agreement, Venture Global has secured about 1 mtpa of LNG regasification capacity at the terminal for five years, beginning in 2025.
Venture Global said its capacity will account for about 25 percent of the total terminal capacity or about 12 LNG cargoes annually.
LNG terminal unavailable
Gastrade also announced in a separate statement on Wendesday that the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal “is unavailable for regasification services due to technical issue, effective as of today.”
“The company is currently assessing the matter and will provide updates on any further developments,” Gaastrade said.
Gastrade did not provide further details.
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