French state-controlled electricity group Electricite de France (1024251.FR), or EdF, said Thursday that it was pushing ahead with studies for the proposed methane terminal at the Clipon site in Dunkirk in France following a decision of the Dunkirk Port Authority, or PAD.
The public consultation on the project was published on April 18 of this year.
Following the outcome of the consultation, EdF and the PAD have defined compensatory and accompanying measures based on the three environmental, economic and social dimensions of the project.
Specifically, the ground installations at the facility have been adapted to minimize the environmental impact and to preserve local fauna and flora.
Studies will continue before a final investment decision is made at the end of 2009, with a view to commissioning the terminal in 2013. Dunkerque LNG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EdF, will be responsible for construction and operation of the facility, which will have an annual capacity of between 9 billion and 10 billion cubic meters.
This project is part of EdF Group's strategy to safeguard supply by increasing gas capacities, both for its own electricity generation requirements and to expand its commercial electricity and gas offers, the group said.