On 3 December 2024, GAZ-SYSTEM obtained a decision from the Voivode of the Pomeranian Province granting Building Permit for the construction of the FSRU Terminal in the Gulf of Gdańsk together with the infrastructure necessary for its operation and the offshore pipeline connecting the Terminal with the onshore system. Its commissioning is planned for late 2027/early 2028.

This investment project will include the construction of a jetty, together with the infrastructure necessary to operate the FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit), and an approx. 3 km long offshore gas pipeline which will connect the Terminal with the national transmission system. In addition, 250 km of onshore pipelines will be built between Gdańsk and Gustorzyn to transport LNG regasified on-board the FSRU deeper into the country. The FSRU Terminal in the Gulf of Gdańsk, with its annual capacity of 6.1 bcm, will guarantee diversification of gas supply directions and sources for Poland and the CEE region. Poland's second LNG terminal will play a significant role in the energy transition, ensuring increased supply of natural gas for the industry as well as for the power and heating generation sectors in the transitional period of decarbonisation of the Polish economy.

"Obtaining the Building Permit completes the engineering stage and allows the Project to progress towards execution. I would like to thank all institutions and authorities for the constructive cooperation and our Company personnel for their commitment to the timely implementation of this strategic project. We will start construction works on the offshore component of the FSRU Program immediately upon finalisation of tenders and signing agreements with the contractors for the offshore project. In just over three years, we are planning to put the floating terminal into operation and receive the first LNG deliveries in the Gulf of Gdańsk" said Sławomir Hinc, President of GAZ-SYSTEM Management Board.

The FSRU Terminal will be located in the southern part of the Gulf of Gdańsk, at a distance of approx. 3 km from the shore, in the immediate vicinity of the Baltic Hub Container Terminal and the approach fairway leading to the Port of Gdańsk. The Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), i.e. vessel adapted for the process storage of liquefied natural gas delivered by LNG carriers and its conversion from a liquid to a gaseous state, will be permanently moored to the jetty.

Project status:

GAZ-SYSTEM has already signed a contract for the design and construction of the FSRU. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a Japanese company, has been entrusted with the delivery of the vessel and it is being built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in the South Korean shipyard in Ulsan. All contracts for investor provided materials and equipment, for investor supervision and for the construction of the three gas pipelines leading from Gdańsk to the Compressor Station in Gustorzyn, have been signed.

The Project is being implemented with the support of EU funds. Under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the European Commission granted funding to the LNG Gdańsk project for the preparatory works – Action: ‘Engineering works up to obtainment of the building permit for the offshore part of the PCI 6.27 LNG Gdańsk (PL)’. The maximum amount of the awarded support is approx. EUR 19.6 million.

In 2023, the European Commission also considered the onshore gas pipelines planned for construction as part of the FSRU Program eligible for loans under the National Recovery Plan (NRP) in the REPowerEU chapter: Component G3.2 – Improving energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for gas).

About GAZ-SYSTEM

GAZ-SYSTEM plays a strategic role in the Polish economy. The company is responsible for natural gas transmission, operates major gas pipelines in Poland and the Baltic Pipe undersea gas pipeline, and controls the President Lech Kaczyński LNG Terminal in Świnoujście.

As part of the 2015-2025 investment programme, GAZ-SYSTEM is developing over 2000 km of new gas pipelines in western, southern and eastern parts of Poland. Interconnections with Lithuania and Slovakia have been completed, as well as the design of onshore gas pipelines that will connect the planned FSRU floating terminal in the Gdansk Bay to the national transmission system. The LNG Terminal in Świnoujście is also being expanded, which will increase its regasification capacity by more than half.