Energía del Pacífico (EDP) is planning the construction of a new terminal for the unloading of LNG to the new power plant (378 MW), located 1 km northwest of the current port of Acajutla.

The new terminal includes a permanent mooring system for the FSRU (Floating Storage Regasification Unit), which will store and regasify LNG gas that is later transferred through a 24" carbon steel riser to the new power plant. The power plant is located approximately 0,5 km inland, and the FSRU unit is situated 1,3 km offshore from the coastline, resulting in a total inteake pipeline length of approximately 1.8 km. The chosen solution employs a technology known as trenchless technology (without trenches), below the existing ravine, at an elevation of -5 meters, ending in a microtunnel approximately 530 m length.

Location Acajutla, El Salvador

Date: 2018

Scope of the project: detailed engineering. PLET

Significant data: The end of the pipe terminal (PLET) will be installed at approximately -17 meters water depth, along with a 3D flexible riser.