The Review Meeting of the Navigation Evaluation Report for the Putian Project was held in Beijing

On the morning of March 11, the evaluation meeting of the impact assessment report on the navigation conditions of the waterway of Hanas Putian LNG receiving terminal project, a major project of Fujian-Ningxia collaboration, was held in Beijing. The meeting was organized by the Water Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and Wu Qiong, Grade II Inspector and Director of Waterway Department of the Water Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, presided over the meeting. Leaders and representatives of Fujian Maritime Bureau, Fujian Port and Navigation Development Center, Meizhou Bay Port Development Center, Xiamen Navigational Marking Office of East China Sea Navigation Guarantee Center, Huashi Design Group Co., Ltd. and other relevant units of the project construction, design and consulting as well as invited experts attended the meeting.

At the meeting, the project navigation evaluation unit and consulting unit on the project channel navigation conditions impact assessment results and report consulting review made a report. Participating experts and representatives of various departments consulted and commented on the work and results of the evaluation of the impact of the navigational conditions of the project waterway, and the evaluation expert group headed by Jiang Mingbao, former Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, unanimously agreed that: the conclusions of the evaluation of the project navigation assessment documents are scientific and reasonable, and are in line with the requirements of the relevant national and industry standards, norms and regulations in force, and agreed that the evaluation of the impact of navigational conditions of the waterway navigation of the project LNG receiving terminal in Hanas Putian passed the review. The report passed the examination.

Mr. Zheng Qingxiu, Deputy Director of Water Transportation Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, emphasized that Hanas Putian LNG Receiving Terminal is a major project invested by Ningxia in Fujian to implement the strategic decision of General Secretary Xi's Fujian-Nanjing Collaboration, and the implementation of the project will provide powerful support for the national energy transformation, guarantee national energy security, serve local economic development and achieve the goal of "double carbon". He requested that the project should be implemented in accordance with the guidance of this meeting. He requested to carry out the project approval and construction work in an orderly manner in accordance with the guidance of this meeting, and grasp the implementation of the landmark project of Fujian-Nanjing.

During the meeting, Mr. Wang Shaobo, Vice President of the Group, expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), relevant departments, invited experts and consultants for their strong support to this review meeting. He said that the Group will certainly implement the important mission of fulfilling the model of Fujian-Ningxia cooperation in accordance with the national requirements of accelerating the construction of a strong energy and transportation power, make solid preparations for the commencement of the project, and push forward the project to be fully commenced within the year and completed as early as possible, so as to achieve the fruitful results of the two-way investment in Fujian-Ningxia cooperation.

At present, the preliminary design of the terminal project of Hanas Putian LNG receiving terminal has passed the review, and has obtained the approval of the design of safety facilities, safety assessment, stability assessment, etc. The project is planned to start construction in 2023 and be completed and put into operation in 2026.