Gibraltar on Monday opened a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal, moving the British territory away from diesel-fuel power, Kallanish Energy reports.
The project comes as part of Gibraltar’s effort to power its homes and businesses with cleaner energy.
The 80-megawatt power plant was built by Anglo-Dutch giant Shell and its fully owned subsidiary Gasnor, which is also the facility’s operator.
LNG cargoes will be delivered by ship twice a month and at night, to minimize disruption to the port, located on the southern coast of Spain. The facility has five storage tanks of 35,314 cubic feet capacity each.
“I would like to congratulate Gibraltar on bringing its vision of a cleaner energy system to reality,” said Maarten Wetselaar, Integrated Gas & New Energies director for Shell, in a release.
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