First Gen Corp gets permit for interim LNG terminal
Philippine First Gen Corporation said its unit, FGEN LNG, received a DoE permit to built an interim offshore LNG terminal in Batangas City.
The Department of Energy granted a permit for the construction, expansion, rehabilitation and modification (PCERM) of the facility in the First Gen Clean Energy Complex.
The project consists of construction works necessary to modify the existing jetty that will enable it to become a multi-purpose jetty. It also includes the construction of an adjunct onshore gas receiving facility.
The project represents the initial phase of the FGEN Batangas LNG terminal that was previously declared by the Energy Investment Coordinating Council through the DOE as an “Energy Project of National Significance.”
First Gen expects the construction phase of the project to begin by the end of the third quarter or early fourth quarter of 2020. This will follow FGEN LNG’s completion of preparations that include the design and implementation of enhanced work and safety protocols and procedures required to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on construction personnel and the local community.