Zahrani FSRU

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Zahrani FSRU Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Zahrani, Lebanon.

Location

The terminal will be located in Zahrani, Lebanon.

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Project Details

• Operator:
• Owner: Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water
• Parent company: Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water
• Vessel:
• Vessel owner:
• Vessel parent company:
• Location: Zahrani, Lebanon
• Coordinates:33.508047, 35.3422655 (approximate)
• Type: Import
• Capacity:
• Status: Shelved
• Start Year:

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day; bcm/y = billion cubic meters per year

Background

In 2019, the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) closed an international tender for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) via import terminals. The terminals will provide natural gas to current and future power plants in Lebanon, switching electricity generation from oil to gas.

MoEW selected three sites for the offshore LNG import terminals, namely Beddawi, Zahrani and Selaata. Beddawi FSRU Terminal, and Zahrani FSRU Terminal will feed the existing power plants, whereas Selaata FSRU Terminal is planned to serve the proposed Selaata Power Plant. There is an additional power plant proposed in Zahrani. Each of these two new thermal power plants will have a generating capacity ranging between 500 and 600 MW.

In 2018, Beddawi had 465mw of power generation capacity, with plans for an additional 569mw and 425mw via a barge. In 2018, Selaata had 194mw of generation capacity at the Zouk power plant and an additional 180mw from a barge. There are plans to build another 1,000mw to 1,200mw facility. In 2018, Zahrani had 465mw of power generation capacity but also had plans for a barge to generate 425mw plus an additional 500mw to 600mw.

According to a 2020 article from Riviera, there are still plans for three FSRUs in Lebanon, though developments have been slow due to the Lebanese Government’s efforts to resolve bailout issues with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). QP and Italy’s Eni have already been selected to develop the FSRUs, which will be placed at three different locations: Selaata, Zahrani and Deir Amar.

A February 2022 planning document from MoEW acknowledged that the ministry had initiated talks with Qatar, Total, and others around procuring an FSRU to supply the Zahrani Power Plant.

As of May 2022, the terminal is considered to be shelved, as no news regarding its development have been found in over two years.