Pending state aid decision and technical issues weigh on German LNG terminals
Table Media
骋别谤尘补苍测鈥檚 LNG import terminals are under pressure as technical issues and a wait for approval from the European Commission regarding state aid could lead to months-long disruptions, .
As the state-owned company Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET) operates two existing and two planned terminals, the Commission has to give authorisation under state aid rules. The first approval expires at the end of this year and a new one has not yet been granted by the EU, the German economy ministry told Table Media. The wait for the green light could be a long one, the news service wrote.
DET had previously stated on the European that the terminal in Wilhelmshaven would not be available in the first four months of 2025. There were also rumours that the second terminal in Brunsb眉ttel would not be operational next year, wrote Table Media.
Technical hurdles also prevent two additional LNG terminals (Stade and Wilhelmshaven 2) from starting operations, and the controversial DET-operated terminal on the Baltic Sea island R眉gen requires a new state permit to continue operations. However, the economy ministry told Table Media that, in case of an emergency, the terminals are ready to be used.
骋别谤尘补苍测鈥檚 and supply is 鈥渟table鈥�, said the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). It said that it is closely monitoring international developments regarding gas supplies from Russia to Austria and the expected end of gas transit through Ukraine, and does not currently expect any disruption to the German gas supply.
