Manzanillo (Dominican Republic) LNG Terminal

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Manzanillo (Dominican Republic) LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG import terminal in Montecristi province, Dominican Republic.

Location

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Project Details

• Operator: Manzanillo Gas & Power
• Owner: Manzanillo Gas & Power
• Parent company: Haina Investment Co Ltd, Shell Gas & Power Development BV, ENERLA (Energía de las Américas Inc)
• Location: Manzanillo, Montecristi, Dominican Republic
• Coordinates: 19.696041, -71.726787 (approximate)
• Capacity: 1 mtpa
• Status: Construction
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2025

Background

As of February 2021, the Dominican government was preparing a tender for rights to develop an LNG import terminal associated with a new 800 MW power station in the Manzanillo region. By July 2021 the government had received twelve bids for the project, with technical and economic offers expected in October 2021.

In May 2022, the Dominican government announced that it had selected a pair of winning bids, resulting in the power plant being split into two separate projects. The first project, to be developed by Manzanillo Gas & Power - a consortium led by Haina Investment Corp - was to include the LNG regasification terminal, together with a 167,000 m³ storage tank and a 420 MW combined cycle power station. The second project, to be developed by a consortium led by Manzanillo Energy, was to include a 392 MW combined cycle power station, to be supplied by the same LNG terminal. According to the terms of the tender, both projects were to be completed within a 42-month time frame. The Dominican Minister of Energy and Mines stated that a key goal of the projects was to bolster national electrical generation capacity and alleviate the blackouts that have historically afflicted the island nation.

According to Manzanillo Gas & Power's website, the proposed LNG import terminal would be constructed on a 12-hectare site, with a regasification capacity of 1 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) and an LNG storage capacity of 200,000 m³. News reports have suggested that the onsite LNG storage facility might serve as a base for exporting LNG to Haiti and other Caribbean nations.

In July 2024, Dominican president Luis Abinader presided over an official groundbreaking ceremony that included inauguration of a new dock designed to receive construction equipment and materials for the gas-to-power project.