A lack of infrastructure means the proposed second phase of LNG Canada’s Kitimat-based project may need to be powered by natural gas.
While phase one of the project is more than 70 percent completed, the company has yet to decide on whether or not to go ahead with a second phase.
If they do decide to, it would double annual production capacity to 28 million tonnes of LNG through the addition of two more processing trains.
But, with BC lacking adequate electrical transmission infrastructure, that phase would need to, at least initially, be powered by natural gas turbines.
In an interview with Reuters from last week, LNG Canada CEO Jason Klein said they plan to switch to electrical power, once it is available.
In the meantime, the use of natural gas would lead to significantly higher emissions than electricity, which could heavily impact Canada and BC’s climate goals.
