Malta has traditionally been dependent on diesel and heavy fuel oil for its power generation. However, these facilities no longer comply with current European environmental legislation and are inefficient and expensive. To address all of these issues, ElectroGas Malta Consortium (EGM) developed a liquid-natural-gas-to-power project.
This project is considered a significant contribution to Malta’s future energy strategy. It consists of the construction of a new 205MW Siemens combined cycle gas turbine power station, known as Delimara 4.
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Another part of the project is the conversion of an LNG tanker into a floating storage unit FSU to be berthed near shore, near the fishing village of Marsaxlokk.
The FSU will deliver LNG through a newly constructed jetty, for onshore regasification. Under this project, EGM also needed a Storm Mooring System to keep the FSU safe and secure in case of a heavy storm.
