Preliminary data from the Directorate General of Customs shows that the country received 23.75 million tonnes of LNG during the last year.
This is up 12.8 percent year over year, compared with 20.05 million mt in 2024.
The rise is linked to the phase-out of nuclear power.
The data shows that most of these LNG supplies came from Qatar (8.14 million mt), Australia (7.75 million mt), the US (2.37 million mt), and Papua New Guinea (1.91 million mt).
Qatari volumes rose from 5.4 million mt in 2024, while Australian volumes were similar compared to 7.87 million mt in 2024.
Other suppliers include Oman (981,891 mt), Brunei (658,639 mt), Indonesia (455,569 mt), Russia (417,460 mt), Canada (287,569 mt), Malaysia (197,782 mt), Nigeria (181,340 mt), the UAE (180,834 mt), Peru (139,330 mt), and Egypt (65,902 mt).
Last year, Taiwan paid $12.65 billion for LNG imports, up from $11.64 billion in 2023, the data shows.
In December, Taiwan’s LNG terminals received 2.06 million mt, and Taiwan paid $1.06 billion for these imports.
This compares to 1.71 million mt and $1.07 billion in December 2024, the data shows.
CPC’s three LNG terminals
Taiwan currently imports LNG via two terminals operated by state-owned CPC.
CPC operates the Yung-An LNG terminal with a capacity of 10.5 mtpa and the Taichung LNG import terminal with a capacity of 6 mtpa. The firm is also expanding its Taichung LNG terminal.
In addition, CPC said in October it was nearing the launch of the Guantang LNG terminal, its third LNG import facility in Taiwan.
In April 2025, Methane Rita Andrea’s AIS data provided by VeseselsValue showed that the LNG carrier was located at the Guantang LNG terminal, or Taoyuan LNG terminal.
The vessel delivered a cargo from Qatar to the facility.
CPC is also working on the Kaohsiung intercontinental LNG terminal and the Zhouji LNG terminal.