Invenergy commissions 380 MW LNG-to-power project in El Salvador

Invenergy has begun commercial operations at the 380 MW Energa del Pacfico (EDP) LNG-to-power project at the Port of Acajutla in El Salvador.

The project also includes the construction of a permanently moored floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), a 1.8 km subsea pipeline that connects the power plant to the FSRU, and two 230 kV electric transmission lines, one of which connects to the Central American Electrical Interconnection System.

The USD1 billion project was financed by U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, International Finance Corporation, IDB Invest, Finnish Export Credit Ltd and KfW IPEX-Bank. It has long-term power purchase agreements with seven local electric distribution companies.

The development was led by Invenergy, with assistance from Grupo Calleja, VC Energy de Centroamerica, and Quantum Energy. Invenergy also worked with BW LNG, BW Offshore, SAAM Towage, Boskalis, Wartsila, Elecnor, and Shell, to construct the project.