CTCI Wins Contract to Build Regasification Facility at Taiwanese LNG Terminal

CTCI obtained an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract, worth NT$29.6 billion, from CPC Corp. to build a regasification facility at the Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Receiving Terminal in southern Taiwan. The facility, with completion expected by 2030, will support natural gas supplies and energy stability, meet electricity demands, pace economic growth, develop power for AI infrastructure, and align with decarbonization trends.

"We appreciate that CPC Corp. has further entrusted CTCI with the Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Receiving Terminal project," said Michael Yang, Chairman of CTCI Corp. "The construction of LNG storage tanks at the terminal is currently at full speed. For the regasification facility, CTCI will leverage green and intelligent technologies to save energy, cut carbon emissions, and make construction more time efficient. We look forward to working with CPC Corp. to achieve the national energy security goal."

The regasification site will convert LNG from four 180,000-kL cryogenic tanks into a gaseous state for transportation via pipeline at 1,600 tons per hour. Seawater will heat -162° C cryogenic LNG into gaseous form, with the cold energy recovered and reconfigured for the facility’s air conditioning. CTCI will deploy its pipeline cleaning robot and pipeline flange-bolt fastening module system to address risks during pipeline construction, improving construction efficiency, quality, and safety.

Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Receiving Terminal | Image Credit: CTCI

In late 2024, CTCI secured an EPC contract to build LNG storage tanks at this terminal and has participated in the engineering and construction of all LNG receiving terminals in Taiwan. Globally, CTCI participated in 11 LNG terminal projects across China, India, Taiwan, and Thailand, building out 40 million tons in LNG supply capacity per year. The company’s scope includes:

• Regasification facilities
• Storage tanks
• Jetties
• Trestles
• Long-distance pipelines

With global demand for LNG expected to increase 60% by 2040, Taiwan is expanding natural gas supplies for power generation, low-carbon electricity, and emissions reduction needs; thus, driving LNG terminal construction.

CTCI + Siemens Energy

In late February 2025, Siemens Energy agreed to supply a complete power island for the 1,200-MW Kuo Kuang 2 power plant in Taiwan, including two SGT6-9000HL gas turbines, one SST6-5000 steam turbine, three SGEN6-2000P generators, and the Omnivise T3000 control system. The plant, with CTCI as its EPC partner, will support Taiwan’s phase-out of coal and nuclear while integrating renewable and low-carbon energy.

The company is already partnered with Kuo Kuang Power Co., conducting operation and maintenance work at the Kuo Kuang 1 gas-fired power plant, which was commissioned in 2003. The Kuo Kuang 2 combined-cycle plant is Siemens Energy’s next Taiwanese project, following the successful completion of the 1,100-MW Sun Ba 2 project. The commissioning of Kuo Kuang 2 replaces older, CO₂-intensive plants on the grid, emitting up to 66% less greenhouse gases than coal- or oil-driven power.

Sun Ba Power Plant

In 2021, CTCI won a contract to carry out EPC work for the Sun Ba Combined-Cycle Power Plant Phase 2 Project in southern Taiwan with consortium partner, Siemens Energy. The plant includes a new 1,100-MW generating unit to provide power primarily to Southern Taiwan Science Park. Located in Shan Shang District, Tainan, Sun Ba Power Plant is owned by Sun Ba Power Corp. As part of power plant expansion, CTCI executed civil works and balance-of-plant.