Klaipėda LNG Terminal operator selected the contractor of electrification project

The operator of Klaipėda LNG Terminal, KN Energies, has selected a contractor to implement the Klaipėda LNG terminal electrification project. Kauno tiltai, a specialist in roads, bridges, and infrastructure projects, was selected as the winner for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works.

The value of the contract is 19.3 million euros, excluding value added tax (VAT).

Currently, the FSRU “Independence” operates fully autonomously, generating all its required electricity with the help of four onboard dual-fuel engines. These engines are powered by gas and diesel. Once the Klaipėda LNG terminal electrification project is completed, FSRU “Independence” will be supplied with electricity generated from renewable energy sources. Preliminary estimates suggest that this will allow for a reduction of the LNG terminal’s carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by approximately one-third.

At the beginning of April 2025, a subsidy agreement was signed with the Environmental Project Management Agency, under which EUR 6 million in funding from the European Union’s Modernisation Fund Program was allocated for the implementation of the project.