Mombasa LNG Terminal

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Mombasa LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG import terminal in Mombasa, Kenya. As of July 2024 the project is presumed to be shelved, because there have been no updates related to the LNG terminal in over two years, and Kenya's government has begun discussing a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal near the site.

Location

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Kenya Ministry of Energy and Petroleum
• Parent company: Kenya Ministry of Energy and Petroleum
• Location: Mombasa, Kenya
• Coordinates: -4.05, 39.666667 (approximate)
• Proposed Capacity:
  • Former Proposed Capacity: 0.26 mtpa, 0.04 bcfd
• Status: Shelved
• Type: Import
• Start Year:

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

In 2011, Kenyan energy officials announced a plan to build an LNG regasification terminal in Mombasa. The plan called for a terminal with capacity of 0.26 million metric tons per year (mtpa), or 0.04 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd). The plan was for the project to be carried out by a private-sector company, supplying gas for electricity production.

In April 2014, Kenyan officials struck a deal with Qatargas, under which the Qataris would supply 1 million tons of LNG annually to power a proposed 700-MW gas-fired power plant in Mombasa. However, in February 2015, Kenya suspended this deal with Qatargas. In April 2016, Kenyan officials abandoned the plan for the gas-fired power plant, worrying that it would face insufficient demand.

After shelving the LNG import project for several years, Kenyan officials revived it in October 2016, due to low natural gas prices.

In October 2021, US advisory firm K&M said that it had received a contract from state-controlled Kenya Electricity Generating Co (KenGen) to conduct a feasibility study for natural gas power generation in Kenya, including the feasibility of developing an LNG import terminal in Mombasa.

As of May 2024, there have been no updates for the LNG terminal in over two years, and it was reported that Kenya was working to develop a floating liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility in Mombasa. The LNG terminal is presumed to be shelved.