Finland's Hamina LNG Oy Launches 2027 Terminal Capacity Booking

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 12, Finland's Hamina LNG Oy launched its 2027 terminal capacity allocation process, opening LNG storage and regasification service bookings to the market. A total of 300 storage capacity units and 6,000 regasification capacity units are being offered for the service period from January 1 to December 31, 2027, with binding applications required to be submitted by December 7.

Each storage capacity unit corresponds to 650 MWh of LNG, approximately 100 cubic meters, with 300 units representing a storage scale of about 30,000 cubic meters. Each regasification capacity unit corresponds to 1 MWh per day, with 6,000 capacity units available throughout the year; the terminal's maximum regasification and pipeline injection capacity is 6,000 MWh per day, with a rated power of approximately 250 MW. Market participants may also apply for storage and regasification services for 2028 to 2030, but must first obtain a binding capacity allocation for 2027.

The terminal is located at the Port of Hamina-Kotka in Finland and is equipped with an LNG storage tank of approximately 30,000 cubic meters, capable of receiving LNG carriers of approximately 25,000 cubic meters, with a maximum vessel unloading rate of 2,000 cubic meters per hour. Supporting facilities also include LNG vessel loading, bunkering and tanker truck loading systems, of which the vessel bunkering capacity is 1,000 cubic meters per hour, and the tanker truck loading system has two parallel loading bays with a throughput capacity of 150 cubic meters per hour. The regasified natural gas can be injected into Finland's national natural gas pipeline network.

Pricing for 2027 services has also been published. The annual fixed capacity fee for storage services is EUR 28,600 per capacity unit, the annual fixed operating fee is EUR 10,000, and the LNG throughput fee is EUR 1.65 per MWh. The regasification service annual booking rate is EUR 1.05 per MWh, and the quarterly booking rate is EUR 1.40. Vessel loading and unloading fees are EUR 8,800 per operation, and the LNG vessel bunkering fee is EUR 2,200 per operation.

The terminal also offers Bio-LNG storage services. The tank operates under the ISCC EU certification system, with independent accounting of sustainable fuel inventories during operations. Applicant companies must provide valid proof of sustainability documentation to retain the certified attributes of Bio-LNG.