Taiwan’s January LNG imports rise

Preliminary data from the Directorate General of Customs shows that the country received 1.72 million tonnes of LNG last month.

This is a 15.8 percent year-over-year increase from 1.48 million tonnes in January 2025.

January LNG imports were lower compared to 2.06 million mt of LNG in December.

In 2025, Taiwan imported 23.75 million tonnes of LNG, up 12.8 percent year over year, compared with 20.05 million mt in 2024.

Taiwan paid $812.4 million for LNG imports in January, down from $863.8 million during the same month last year.

The data shows that most of the January LNG supplies came from Qatar (814,851 t) and Australia (560,589 t).

Qatari volumes rose compared to 559,052 t in January 2025, while Australian volumes rose compared to 376,054 t in January 2025.

Other LNG suppliers to Taiwan in January included the US (209,337 t), Papua New Guinea (67,973 t), and Nigeria (66,035 t), the data shows.

Several local media reports last week indicated that Taiwan aims to increase its purchases of US LNG to approximately one-third of its imports this year.

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 last year it was nearing the launch of the Guantang LNG terminal, its third LNG import facility in Taiwan.

CPC is also working on the Kaohsiung intercontinental LNG terminal and the Zhouji LNG terminal.