In May this year, the two firms officially launched the permitting process for the Zeeland Energy Terminal (ZET).
VTTI and Hoegh Evi announced on Tuesday the completion of the first phase of the procedure with the publication of the response bundle.
This publication concludes the initial phase—the response period for the notification of intent and the proposed participation approach by the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG).
According to the duo, a total of 18 responses were received regarding the plan.
The replies to these responses will be published alongside the draft scope and level of detail memorandum, which will initiate the next phase of the permitting process, they said.
The FSRU-based terminal is planned to be located either in the Sloe Port in Vlissingen or the Braakman Port in Terneuzen.
Through a direct connection to the national gas grid, ZET will provide additional import capacity for LNG, thereby strengthening both the security and affordability of energy in the Netherlands, the two firms noted.
VTTI and Hoegh Evi expect to launch the facility in 2028/2029.
In December 2023, VTTI and Hoegh announced this project, saying that they expect the facility to launch operations in the second half of 2027.
The Netherlands imports LNG via Gasunie’s and Vopak’s Gate terminal in Rotterdam and the Eemshaven LNG hub, which features two FSRUs.
