• The Vice-President and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, the President of the Principality of Asturias, Adrián Barbón, and the Mayor of Gijón, Ana González, among other authorities, visited the El Musel terminal this afternoon, together with the CEO of Enagás, Arturo Gonzalo
• Enagás has obtained the Administrative Authorisation for the El Musel regasification plant, a key step for the start-up of the Asturian terminal, which could be operational for logistical use within six to eight months
  
• The Plant can contribute to the security of supply in Europe, with the capacity to unload and load 100 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers per year 

Contribution to Europe’s security of supply

The logistical use of the El Musel Regasification Plant will contribute to the security of supply in Europe, which is particularly relevant in the current European context of reducing dependence on Russian gas, as envisaged in the European document REPowerEU.

The terminal allows for the unloading of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from various producer countries and the fast loading of ships to different European destinations.

The regasification plant has a storage capacity of 300,000 m³ of LNG, divided into two tanks of 150,000 m³ each. It also has berthing and unloading facilities designed for the world’s largest LNG carriers, the QMAX, of up to 266,000 m³.