Elenger’s First Winter-Season LNG Cargo Has Arrived in Finland

The first of the five LNG cargoes contracted by Elenger for the winter season arrived this week at the port of Inkoo in Finland from the United States. The delivery will replenish reserves at Latvia’s underground gas storage facility and ensure gas supply to customers in Finland and the Baltic states.

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According to Margus Kaasik, Chairman of the Board of Elenger Group, gas supply in the Finnish and Baltic region is secure, and new cargoes will arrive regularly throughout the winter.

“Latvia’s underground gas storage facility, together with continuous deliveries, guarantees security of supply. Given current storage levels and planned deliveries, the region is well prepared for the coming winter,” Kaasik says.

Elenger has at least four more LNG deliveries contracted for the period from November to March, each containing approximately one terawatt-hour (TWh) of gas. The next cargoes will arrive in November and December, with the remainder arriving in the first quarter of 2027.

“As global LNG production capacity grows, we expect the market to move towards oversupply rather than shortage in the coming years,” Kaasik adds.

Natural gas is brought into the Finnish and Baltic region through the LNG terminals in Klaipėda, Lithuania, and Inkoo, Finland. In addition, the Gas Interconnection Poland–Lithuania (GIPL) connects the Baltic states to the wider European gas network. Elenger sources its natural gas from the United States and Norway.

About Elenger

Elenger is the largest privately owned energy company in the Baltics and Finland, operating across the entire energy value chain – from energy trading and generation to supply to end customers. The company has more than 450,000 customers and employs over a thousand people.

Elenger supplies its customers with Western natural gas and renewable biomethane. The company operates gas distribution networks in Estonia, Latvia and Poland with a combined length of more than 9,000 kilometres. In addition, Elenger actively participates in international energy trading and sells electricity, including green electricity generated at the company’s own solar parks. Elenger is owned by the investment company Infortar, which is listed on the main list of the Nasdaq Tallinn stock exchange.