Final acceptance audit of Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal successful

This final acceptance is stipulated in the BImSchG approval notice (BImSchG = Federal Immission Control Act) dated 16 December 2022.

Acceptance took place without any objections.

With the successful completion of this final step, the Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal in Voslapper Groden, Germany, commenced regular operations as of 1 March 2023.

The facility was built by Uniper in record time and became the first German LNG import terminal to start operations on 21 December 2022, initially in trial operation. Since then, one LNG tanker has been unloaded every week and the LNG is regasified at the Höegh Esperanza FSRU and injected into the natural gas grid from there.

It is currently the only LNG import terminal that contributes reliably and with significant volumes of natural gas to the security of supply in Germany. Around 6% of Germany's gas demand can be met via the terminal. Uniper, as the installer and operator of the terminal, will continue to play a key role in ensuring that there are no gas shortages in Germany in the future, especially in the coming winter of 2023/24.

Since the start of commercial operation on 15 January 2023, the federal government company, Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET), has assumed the role of plant operator and permit holder. LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH (LTeW) has taken over the task of technical and commercial management of the LNG terminal on behalf of DET.

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