Hawaii Gas plans to ship LNG from the US mainland and use it as a backup fuel source for its synthetic natural gas operations on Oahu of Hawaii.
The initiative will allow the company to increase the fuel supply to residential and commercial customers in Hawaii.
To ship LNG from the West Coast to Oahu on conventional container ships, Hawaii Gas intends to use ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) containers.
Macquarie Infrastructure CEO James Hooke said the Hawaii Gas business has been diligently pursuing its LNG strategy for the past few years.
"We’re pleased with the decision of the HPUC and look forward to having Hawaii Gas bring a relatively lower cost, clean-burning energy source to Hawaii," Hooke added.
