The terminal for receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the city of Brunsbüttel (Schleswig-Holstein) in northern Germany can be put into operation by early 2023, Schleswig-Holstein Minister President Daniel Günther said in an interview with Die Welt newspaper, Report informs via TASS.
“Our goal is to achieve this by early 2023 and then be able to feed up to 5 billion cubic meters of LNG into the gas grid,” he noted.
Earlier, the press service of the government of Germany’s Lower Saxony reported that the authorities plan to complete the construction of the first mobile terminal for receiving liquefied gas in the city of Wilhelmshaven in the north of Germany by the end of the year. At the same time, it was specified that by the beginning of 2023, it is planned to start importing LNG through the facilities in Wilhelmshaven. According to the Minister-President of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, the LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven, after construction work is completed, will help replace Russian gas supplies to Germany by 40%.
Currently, there are no LNG terminals in Germany. Two are being built: one - in Wilhelmshaven, the other - in Brunsbüttel.