In addition to the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline, which brings gas from Norway to Poland through Denmark, the Świnoujście terminal is one of the key pillars of the country's blue fuel supply.
The 1.7 billion PLN (around 400 million EUR) investment, which included the construction of a third gas storage tank and a second quay, will increase the terminal’s regasification capacity from 6.2 billion to 8.3 billion cubic meters per year.
This accounts for half of Poland's annual gas demand.
Poland's Świnoujście LNG terminal expands capacity for more imports
Minister of Industry Marzena Czarnecka emphasized that the completed investment in December 2024 is of strategic importance for Poland, ensuring the country's energy security and self-sufficiency.
"This investment strengthens Poland's energy independence, making us self-sufficient in terms of gas and no longer reliant on eastern neighbors," she stated, adding that the government of Donald Tusk will support all initiatives aimed at ensuring the country’s energy independence.
"The LNG terminal in Świnoujście, along with the Baltic Pipe pipeline, is one of the foundations for Poland's gas supply," explains Wojciech Jakóbik, an energy sector analyst, in a comment for IAR, the news agency of Poland's national broadcaster, Polish Radio.
The decision to build this strategic investment for energy security was made in 2006, and the project was completed after 19 years, in 2025.
Most supplies come from Qatar and the United States, but the terminal also services LNG carriers from countries like Nigeria.
The President of Gaz-System, Sławomir Hinc, announced that the second stage of the expansion of the LNG terminal in Świnoujście cost over 1.7 billion PLN (approximately 400 million EUR), with 461 million PLN (around 110 million EUR) funded by the European Union.
The construction of the third storage tank with a capacity of 180,000 m³ amounted to approximately 1 billion PLN (240 million EUR).
On January 22, 2025, key officials attended the ceremony marking the completion of the LNG Terminal expansion in Świnoujście, northwestern Poland. Photo: PAP/Marcin Bielecki
From right to left: Sławomir Hinc, President of GAZ-SYSTEM; Minister of Industry Marzena Czarnecka; Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Wojciech Wrochna; West Pomeranian Voivode Adam Rudawski; Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Arkadiusz Marchewka; Deputy Director of the European Commission Representation in Poland Bartłomiej Balcerzyk; and West Pomeranian Marshal Olgierd Geblewicz.
The LNG terminal in Świnoujście, Poland, on January 22, 2025. Photo: PAP/Marcin Bielecki
Source: PAP/IAR/X/@GAZ_SYSTEM/@MPgovpl
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