据管道&天然气杂志网8月8日报道，挪威政府周二表示，尽管当地有反对声音，但挪威已经批准了将Equinor的Hammerfest液化天然气工厂接入该国国家电网发电网络的计划，以减少温室气体排放。

该计划包括到2030年关闭挪威最大的二氧化碳单一来源天然气发电厂，并用可再生能源占主导地位的电网供电取而代之。

挪威首相在挪威北极LNG工厂前举行的新闻发布会上表示，这对挪威北部建筑业和创造就业机会来说是个重要日子，对气候控制来说也是重要日子。

据Equinor估计，在西欧最大的液化天然气工厂，这项措施每年可减少约85万吨二氧化碳排放量，约占挪威年总排放量的2%。

然而，由于该计划被认为与绿色工业发展、不断上涨的电价以及原住驯鹿牧民的权利相冲突，当地人对此一直存在争议。

政府表示，汉默费斯特电厂计划中的电力转换也必须在2030年进行，比原计划晚了两年。

挪威议会此前曾要求政府考虑采取其他方式减少碳排放，比如在天然气厂捕获二氧化碳，并注入地下永久储存。

Equinor及其合作伙伴计划投资总计132亿克朗（13亿美元）用于电气化和升级该工厂，将其运营期延长约10年。

被称为Melkoeya的Hammerfest液化天然气每年可以输送65亿立方米的天然气，足以满足约650万欧洲家庭的能源需求。

该发电厂由Equinor拥有36.79%的股份，国有企业Petoro拥有30%的股份，法国道达尔能源拥有18.40%的股份，海王星能源拥有12%的股份，Wintershall Dea拥有2.81%的股份。

海王星能源正在被瓦尔能源公司(Vaar Energi)收购。

(1美元= 10.1488挪威克朗)

郝芬 自 管道&天然气杂志网

原文如下：

Norway Approves Connection of Western Europe's Largest LNG Plant to Grid

Norway has approved a plan to connect Equinor's Hammerfest LNG plant to the national power grid in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions, despite local opposition, the government said on Tuesday.

The plan includes shutting down a gas power plant, Norway's largest single source of carbon dioxide, by 2030 and replacing it with power supply from the grid where renewable energy dominates.

"This is an important day for building industry and creating jobs in northern Norway, and for the climate," Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a news conference held in front of the LNG plant in Arctic Norway.

Equinor estimates the measure at Western Europe's largest LNG plant could save around 850,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, or about 2% of Norway's total annual emissions.

The plan, however, has been contentious with locals due to its perceived clash with green industry development, rising power prices as well as the rights of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders.

To ease voters' concerns ahead of local elections in September, the center-left government has pledged to support the development of new renewable power sources in its northernmost region and the building of new power lines to offer more grid connections.

The planned power switch at the Hammerfest plant would also have to take place in 2030, two years later than previously planned, the government said.

Norway's parliament has previously asked the government to consider an alternative way to cut carbon emissions, such as capturing CO2 at the gas plant and injecting it underground for permanent storage.

Equinor and its partners plan to invest a total of 13.2 billion crowns ($1.30 billion) to electrify and otherwise upgrade the plant, extending its operations by about 10 years.

Hammerfest LNG, also known as Melkoeya, can deliver 6.5 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of gas per year, enough to cover energy demand for about 6.5 million European homes.

Equinor has a 36.79% stake, while state-owned Petoro has 30%, French TotalEnergies has 18.40%, Neptune Energy has 12% and Wintershall Dea has 2.81%.

Neptune is in the process of being acquired by Vaar Energi.

($1 = 10.1488 Norwegian crowns)