DINA on Krk Proposed as the Best Location for LNG Terminal

The Commission for the Evaluation of the Study on the Selection of the Terminal Location for Liquefied Natural Gas has proposed the DINA location on the island of Krk as potentially the best to the Government’s working group, according to a statement from the Government regarding today’s meeting which discussed future activities to ensure sufficient energy supplies for the upcoming period.

"However, before the investment is initiated, a conceptual design of the terminal will need to be developed, necessary research conducted, and an environmental impact assessment carried out for the specific location," the Government’s statement reads.

Today’s meeting was attended by Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, President of the Republic Stjepan Mesić, Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Luka Bebić, as well as the Deputy Speakers of the Parliament and Deputy Ministers and Ministers in the Government of the Republic of Croatia.

As stated in the announcement, the meeting reported on activities related to the development of the energy strategy of the Republic of Croatia in the upcoming period, including plans for securing new supply routes, as well as activities related to the selection of the location for the liquefied natural gas terminal.

The previous activities on the selection of the UPP (LNG) terminal location were presented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship Damir Polančec.

"Participants in the meeting supported the activities conducted so far on the selection of the location for the liquefied natural gas terminal," the statement notes.

Based on a study conducted in February of this year, the statement mentions, a professional working group composed of representatives of interested parties, by the Government’s decision, analyzed eight possible locations, and after applying "thirteen comparative and eight elimination criteria, proposed two possible locations," while the Commission composed of energy and environmental protection experts "proposed to the Government’s working group the DINA location on the island of Krk as potentially the best." The Commission was established by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, the statement concludes. (Hina)