BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.30
By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:
The volumes transported electricity through the network of Fluxys Belgium in H1 2021 were almost 10 lower than in the first half of 2020, Trend reports with reference to the company.
“Border-to-border volumes fell by close to 22 percent to 98.5 TWh and volumes for consumption on the Belgian market rose by around 10 percent to approximately 108 TWh. Transmission to distribution system operators increased by almost 22 percent (60 TWh), reflecting the lower temperatures. Offtake by directly connected industrial companies fell by approximately 5 percent (24 TWh). There was a slight increase (0.2 percent) in transmission volumes for natural gas-fired power plants, taking these volumes to 24 TWh,” said the company.
This is while shipping traffic at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal remained at a similar level to that of the busy first half of 2020. The number of large vessels that docked for transshipment was lower while significantly more small ships came to load LNG. Though there was a drop in the number of large ships arriving at the terminal for unloading operations, for the first time several small ships came to quay to unload.
In early 2021, the LNG terminal successfully completed the open season for additional regasification capacity. The offered capacity of approximately 10.5 GWh/h was fully booked. In light of this success, the final investment decision was taken to build the necessary additional infrastructure at the terminal.
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